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Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887150
ISBN
9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TouchWood Editions Canada
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927129272
ISBN
9781927129272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. The mysterious art of magic has been a source of wonderment since before the time of Christ. This book takes us into this magical underworld to reveal the astounding stories of some of the world's greatest magicians. From the astrology of the three wise men to Harry Houdini's escapology, it illustrates the changing perceptions of magic. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687138
ISBN
9781851687138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Hardcover. The pattern of rural life in early medieval Spain is here vividly brought to life through careful examination of contemporary documents. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933440
ISBN
9780861933440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
742
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415707336
ISBN
9780415707336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.79

Paperback. In the 1930s Britain experienced an economic crisis, with high unemployment, wage cuts, benefit cuts and a deterioration in living standards. It was a decade noted for its austerity. Yet industrial output saw remarkable growth between 1935 and 1938. This title provides a portrait of this decade in British social history. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807797
ISBN
9780747807797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Paperback. First time in paperback: A unique portrait of American military action through the stories of the seventy-one U.S. destroyers sunk in World War II. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32 pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306810695
ISBN
9780306810695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. Slavery, segregation, abortion, workers' rights, and the power of the courts have been the greatest constitutional controversies in American history. This work explains how five Supreme Court cases centered on those controversies shaped the country's destiny. It explores the Supreme Court's importance to America's social and political life. Editor(s): George, Robert P. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049526
ISBN
9780691049526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1052. 64 pages, colour illustrations. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight: 1098.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795450
ISBN
9780954795450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Hardcover. This title presents a visual record of a turbulent decade, with over 1000 images in colour. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 383 x 274 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080. 62 pages, colour illustrations. This title presents a visual record of a turbulent decade, with over 1000 images in colour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBTB. Dimension: 383 x 274 x 14. Weight: 1036.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
62
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795412
ISBN
9780954795412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. Drawn from Robert Opie's unrivalled collection, this addition to the Scrapbook series is full of the pop, punk and personalities of the 1970s, from The Bay City Rollers to the Wombles. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 275 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1022. 62 pages, colour illustrations. Drawn from Robert Opie's unrivalled collection, this addition to the Scrapbook series is full of the pop, punk and personalities of the 1970s, from The Bay City Rollers to the Wombles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBTB. Dimension: 385 x 275 x 12. Weight: 1060.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
62
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795405
ISBN
9780954795405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

Hardcover. Features over 1,000 colourful images, and attempts to bring to life the 1920s and capture the mood of this decade in Great Britain. Num Pages: 62 pages, 1000 Col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 386 x 275 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Publisher
Museum of Brands
Number of pages
62
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795467
ISBN
9780954795467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Hardcover. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Series: Scrapbook S. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1016. Series: Scrapbook S. 62 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight: 1030.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795429
ISBN
9780954795429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418469
ISBN
9781421418469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.42

Paperback. Traces both the history of civil rights and black power politics as well as the history of suburbanization and home-owner politics. This work shows that racial inequities in both New Deal and Great Society liberalism precipitated local struggles over land, jobs, taxes, and race within postwar metropolitan development. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones. 8 tables. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124865
ISBN
9780691124865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623924
ISBN
9780691623924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.30

Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848130463
ISBN
9781848130463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Hardback. Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638751
ISBN
9780745638751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Paperback. Originally published in French under title: Une histoire de la violence. Editions du Seuil, c2008. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647470
ISBN
9780745647470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.79

Paperback. Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745638768
ISBN
9780745638768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609802
ISBN
9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513356
ISBN
9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; DSBH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 289 x 14. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298904
ISBN
9789652298904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. This collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiatives around venereal disease, and the seizure and indoctrination of Doukhobor children, among other issues. Editor(s): McLaren, Mr. John; Chunn, Dorothy E. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808873
ISBN
9780774808873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

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