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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. The history of adoption from 1918-1945, detailing the rise of adoption, the growth of adoption societies and considering the increasing emphasis on secrecy in adoption. Analyses adoption law from legalization in 1926, to regulation and reform in the 1930s, with regulations finally being enforced in 1943 amid concern about casual wartime adoptions. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517882
- ISBN
- 9780230517882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.07
€ 150.07
Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737622
- ISBN
- 9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. A collection exploring the ideological hardening and accelerated polarization that marked twentieth-century Latin America and its epochal cycles of revolutionary and counterrevolutionary violence. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347200
- ISBN
- 9780822347200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Lindman, Janet Moore; Tarter, Michele Lise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487392
- ISBN
- 9780801487392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.07
€ 44.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Entwistle, Chris; James, Liz. Num Pages: 206 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 299 x 17. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861591985
- ISBN
- 9780861591985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.20
€ 86.20
Paperback. A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116273
- ISBN
- 9780691116273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. This comparative study gathers together new research by local historians into aspects of welfare in Hertfordshire spanning four centuries and focusing on towns and villages across the county. Editor(s): King, Steven; Gear, Gillian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291126
- ISBN
- 9781909291126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.92
€ 44.92
Paperback. The complete story of the remarkable canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux Harbour - by the man who himself served in the Special Boat Squadron. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- PB Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781311257
- ISBN
- 9781781311257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Tells the history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476. This title draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to archaeological finds. It concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780330488
- ISBN
- 9781780330488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146171
- ISBN
- 9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. This fully updated edition is recognised as the most comprehensive history of the Knights Templar Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849011006
- ISBN
- 9781849011006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Seward's account traces the changes that led to France's final victory and brings to life all the intrigue of the last chivalric combats as they gave way modern warfare. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841196787
- ISBN
- 9781841196787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. The First World War in vivid, personal detail, in the voices of those who lived it Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472108531
- ISBN
- 9781472108531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. How the paramilitary Freikorps blazed a trail for Hitler Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841199252
- ISBN
- 9781841199252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 6.23
€ 9.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. A vivid account of one of the greatest British military victories Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472136428
- ISBN
- 9781472136428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. The true story behind Robin Hood and his merry Men from early folklore to Hollywood Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013017
- ISBN
- 9781849013017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. A fascinating new portrait of Medieval Britain that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841197104
- ISBN
- 9781845296858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.74
€ 14.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Revelatory account of the man and the legend Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013024
- ISBN
- 9781849013024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Founder of China's Yuan dynasty, legendary resident of Xanadu and rebuilder of medieval Beijing Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849013376
- ISBN
- 9781849013376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. The ideas, people and inventions that built the modern world Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845298975
- ISBN
- 9781845298975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92