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History: earliest times to present day
This book is based on the World War II diaries of Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Reg Heffron. The reader follows Heffron through initial training, his wartime posting to No.622 Squadron, and the fear and trials of operational flying, off duty antics, training rookie crews, and finally, the joyous return home to his family in Australia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347894
- ISBN
- 9780764347894
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.19
€ 42.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Num Pages: 304 pages, two 8 page black/white photo inserts. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312563233
- ISBN
- 9780312563233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.94
€ 21.99
€ 18.94
Hardback. The process of transforming bamboo into paper involves production-related and social skills, as well as the everyday skills that allowed Sichuan papermakers to survive in an era of tumultuous change. This book charts the vicissitudes of a rural community of papermakers in Sichuan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032880
- ISBN
- 9780674032880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.98
€ 49.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407623
- ISBN
- 9781421407623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.52
€ 48.99
€ 41.52
Paperback. A revealing, spirited and fascinating account of what life was really like in Jane Austen's England. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138602
- ISBN
- 9780349138602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. This story of a South Korean social movement offers a window to a decade of tumultuous social protest. It describes the period in which farmers, student activists and organizers joined to protest the corporate ownership of tenant plots never distributed in the 1949 Land Reform. Num Pages: 467 pages, 19 photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW3; JHM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 467
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204188
- ISBN
- 9780520204188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Epsom Downs, 3rd May, 1769: a chestnut with a white blaze scorches across the turf towards the finishing post. His four rivals are so far behind him that, in racing terms, they are 'nowhere'. Watching Eclipse is the man who wants to buy him. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; BT; HBJD1; HBLL; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552774420
- ISBN
- 9780552774420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
Hardback. This book argues that ancient democracy did not stop at the door of economic democracy, and that ancient Athens has much to tell us about the relationship between political equality and economic equality. Athenian democracy rested on a foundation of general economic equality, which enabled citizens to challenge their exclusion from politics. Num Pages: 106 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3D; HBLA; JPHV; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503473
- ISBN
- 9781137503473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520028807
- ISBN
- 9780520028807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.20€ 45.56
€ 57.20
€ 45.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLX; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198090328
- ISBN
- 9780198090328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Hardcover. In the early postwar era, Britain enjoyed a very close economic relationship with Australia and New Zealand through their common membership of the Sterling Area and the Commonwealth Preference Area. This book examines the breakdown of this relationship in the 1950 and 1960s. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MB; HBJM; HBLW; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919415
- ISBN
- 9780333919415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.99
€ 129.99
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJM; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349424016
- ISBN
- 9781349424016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.85
€ 128.85
Hardcover. Economic Theory and the Ancient Mediterranean presents a comprehensive introduction to the application of contemporary economic theory to the ancient societies of the Mediterranean Sea from the period of 5000 BCE to 400 CE. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QRM; HBG; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 245 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118627877
- ISBN
- 9781118627877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.67
€ 229.67
Hardback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Brief
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172585
- ISBN
- 9780231172585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.15
€ 29.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCA; KCL; KCP; KCZ; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172592
- ISBN
- 9780231172592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 18.92
€ 21.00
€ 18.92
Paperback. Economists with Guns offers the first comprehensive history of U.S relations with Indonesia during the 1960s, exploring the shared U.S. and Indonesian embrace of an authoritarian regime committed to military-led development. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771825
- ISBN
- 9780804771825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardback. The ancient economy has long been a hotly debated topic. Now available in English for the first time, Jean Andreau's latest volume on economic behavior in the Roman world investigates these questions and more. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Michigan Classical Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979971358
- ISBN
- 9780979971358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.93
€ 54.93
Paperback. Presents an examination of the everyday economy, experiences, and livelihoods in the context of Sri Lanka's civil war. This work explores changing political and policy contexts; the effect of long-term conflict on employment opportunities and life choices for rural and urban youth; life histories, memory, and narratives of violence; and more. Editor(s): Winslow, Deborah; Woost, Michael D. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216915
- ISBN
- 9780253216915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Hardcover. Explores the relationship among the German confessional divide, collective memories of religion, and the construction of German national identity and difference. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC2; HRCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633365
- ISBN
- 9780815633365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Hardback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150323
- ISBN
- 9780231150323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150330
- ISBN
- 9780231150330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. Eden was one of the most fascinating and ultimately tragic British politicians of the 20th century. A man of rigid honour, he resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1938 over the appeasement of Hitler, eventually achieving his desire to be Prime Minister, only to be brought down by the 1956 Suez Crisis. Num Pages: 784 pages, 16pp b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665056
- ISBN
- 9780712665056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. First English translation of this 19th century novel tracing the relationship between traditional Greenlandic life and the interaction with the culture of their Danish colonizers Translator(s): Johanson, L. S. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- International Polar Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982915561
- ISBN
- 9780982915561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.86
€ 23.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416833
- ISBN
- 9780674416833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46