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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

paperback. Drawing on a range of contemporary evidence, Stephen Constantine studies the nature and causes of unemployment in Britain during the 1920s and 1930s, and analyzes the failure of successive inter-war governments to make a constructive response. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582352322
ISBN
9780582352322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.27

Paperback. Follows the interweaving lives of several key anarchists, and of the secret police who tracked them. Framed by the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1905 revolution in St Petersburg, and spread across five continents, theirs is the story of a generation that saw the dream of Utopia crumble, to be replaced by a dangerous desperation. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JPFB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Digital
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551928
ISBN
9780099551928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399690
ISBN
9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

paperback. In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the story of those decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845952129
ISBN
9781845952129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.36

paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220691
ISBN
9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Combines the methods of anthropology and cultural history to examine the civic culture of Barcelona between 1888 and 1939 and shows how artists like Picasso, Miro, Casals and anarchists, and other political activists shaped and were influenced by the artistic and political culture of Barcelona. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour plates, 25 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084407
ISBN
9780520084407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.14

paperback. Series: Collected Works of Peter Kropotkin. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921689386
ISBN
9780921689386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

paperback. An up-to-date and detailed eyewitness account of Burma's Civil War. It is indispensable for understanding the travails of modern Burma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps/16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315416
ISBN
9780745315416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

paperback. Analyses the changes that occurred in naval organization and administration in the years between the end of the War of Austrian Succession and the conclusion of the Seven Years War. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773536319
ISBN
9780773536319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

hardcover. This study of the women who led the United States section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in the interwar years argues that the ideas of these women constitute an important addition to our understanding of the intellectual heritage of the United States. Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727464
ISBN
9780804727464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34

paperback. Explores the rich history of baseball in Cuba and the social, political, and cultural climate through which the game has thrived. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 pp halftone plates and 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT; YNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195146059
ISBN
9780195146059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.83

Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 287.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195326550
ISBN
9780195326550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.13

Paperback. In this corpus we find the first extensive use of the Akkadian language, in it oldest known dialect, for royal inscriptions. Series: RIM the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442623750
ISBN
9781442623750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 80.68

Paperback. 'Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America' is a short biography aimed at a general audience, but because of its short length, it will also be suitable for use on college courses in American history. The biography concentrates on Lincoln's years as president, with particular emphasis upon his role in determining the course and outcome of the Civil War. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195151008
ISBN
9780195151008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14
€ 45.86

Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415170420
ISBN
9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.92

Paperback. Describes the region's wealth of monuments, excavations and artifacts, from Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer to Strasbourg and Lyon. This guide combines a scholarly assessment of the area's Roman heritage, examining and interpreting the surviving remains, with practical visitor information such as directions to sites and opening hours. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415488815
ISBN
9780415488815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

paperback. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits, documents, maps and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the American slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912709
ISBN
9780415912709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.78

paperback. Editor(s): Hilton, Mary. Series: Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSY; GTC; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 471.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138250666
ISBN
9781138250666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: AB; ACB; HBLC1; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138279612
ISBN
9781138279612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264546
ISBN
9780197264546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.87

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