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Paperback. Exploring the political forces that shaped Impressionism, this work proposes that at the heart of the modern is a "guilty secret" - the need of the dominant, mainly bourgeois, classes in Paris to expunge from historical memory the haunting nightmare of the Commune and its socialist ideology. Series: Princeton Series in Nineteenth-Century Art, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 162 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACVT; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691015552
ISBN
9780691015552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.34

Hardback. A selection of 50 charming, heart-breaking and romantic letters sent to and from army personnel of all ranks during the First and Second World Wars. Editor(s): Parton, Frances. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x colour 8pp and integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0009972
ISBN
9781471102646
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The extraordinary story of John Kirk, the Scottish botanist who single-handedly ended the East African slave trade. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780336572
ISBN
9781780336572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. In this illustrated history, Alastair Cameron explores the history and heritage of the slate mining industry in the Lake District. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651309
ISBN
9781445651309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904246350
ISBN
9781904246350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. What is right? What is wrong? How do we decide? To a remarkable extent, our decision-making is determined by the origins of the ethical ideas that we employ and the history of their development. This title presents an insightful history of moral philosophy in the West, from the Greeks to contemporary times. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415287494
ISBN
9780415287494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.07

Paperback. Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but modern interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. This book traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a degree of reliability. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835097
ISBN
9781843835097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Hardback. Medical Misadventure considers the doctors whose careers were disrupted or entirely derailed by misfortune, ineptitude, or temptation to crime. Conflicts with colleagues, and threats to medical masculinity, gave rise to extraordinary stories of loss, distress, and occasional recovery. Series: Social Histories of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 black & white illustrations,. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116079
ISBN
9781526116079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.86

Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. 127pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
David & Charles PLC Newton Abbot
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0819845
ISBN
9780715373620
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A concise introduction to the Russian Revolution and its origins dating back to the emancipation of the Russian peasant serfs in 1861. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415307345
ISBN
9780415307345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. The result is a work that incorporates all the ideas that Watson has put forward during his twenty-five years studying comparative law and the development of legal systems, combining a remarkable range of sources with superb insight. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864841
ISBN
9780801864841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.47

Paperback. A whole succession of factories, steam ships, motorboats, aircraft, railway engines, trucks and automobiles have been powered by an engine from the factories of D Napier and son. This volume tells the history of D Napier and Son from the company's beginnings in Lambeth to the works in Acton, NW London. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438887
ISBN
9780752438887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. On 2 June 1953, 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen, the eyes of the world upon her as she dedicated herself to her country. Drawing from his own experience and time spent with the royal family, alongside additional meticulous research, the author observes the woman, the mother and the monarch. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849906654
ISBN
9781849906654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142002100
ISBN
9780142002100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. In The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism, a team of internationally-renowned scholars offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Jewish life and culture, from the biblical period to contemporary times. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 722 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
722
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196376
ISBN
9781405196376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAM; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340726
ISBN
9781625340726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855757489
ISBN
9780855757489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349290307
ISBN
9781349290307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the 'slum', from its origins in London early in the nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games in 2016. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780238098
ISBN
9781780238098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Edition of original letters and other documents sheds light on a major ecclesiastical controversy. Editor(s): Mackley, Alan. Series: Suffolk Records Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JH; AMN; HBJD1; HBTB; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271672
ISBN
9781783271672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.83
€ 54.88

Paperback. A regional and comparative study of early modern witchcraft. This book provides a case study on Essex, as well as drawing comparisons with other regions of early modern England. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415196123
ISBN
9780415196123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. In 1921, Lenin called for the legalization of private trade and manufacturing. This New Economic Policy (NEP) spawned many thousands of private entrepreneurs, dubbed Nepmen. This title examines where the Nepmen came from, their importance in the Soviet economy, and the consequences of their "liquidation" at the end of the 1920s. Num Pages: 243 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071742
ISBN
9780520071742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Everitt, Alan M. Series: Problems in Focus. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349005772
ISBN
9781349005772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

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