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Paperback. The author of this text proposes a bold approach to writing local history in this exploration of the meaning of place and home. Arguing that people of every place and time deserve a history, he explores such topics as the history of madness and the environment in southwestern Minnesota. Illustrator(s): Kost, Charlie. Num Pages: 261 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232938
ISBN
9780520232938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624396
ISBN
9780691624396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; HBWP; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198688
ISBN
9781845198688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Arditi's study offers a history of mores from the High Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Drawing on the ideas of Elias, Foucault and Bourdieu, as well as through analysing courtesy manuals and etiquette books of the times, he examines the relationship between power and social practices and traces how power changes over the centuries. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; WJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226025841
ISBN
9780226025841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

The Arado Flugzeugwerke devoted twenty years to making aviation history in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Within the pages of this book the reader will find the first comprehensive history of Arado, including many previously unpublished details about this little-known aviation company. Num Pages: 168 pages, over 310 b/w photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302930
ISBN
9780764302930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogge, Jorg. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837625318
ISBN
9783837625318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Over the decades, structural unemployment, concentrated urban poverty, and mass homelessness have also become permanent features of the political economy. This title traces the roots of this carceral crisis through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Detroit rebellion in 1967, and more. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281820
ISBN
9780520281820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415116695
ISBN
9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.33

paperback. This collection of essays brings together the main historians of the Irish Revolution, 1913-1923. Through detailed research and wide ranging analysis of key themes, they provide answers to, and debate on, the fundamental questions concerning this period Editor(s): Augusteijn, Joost. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave
Condition
New
SKU
9780333982266
ISBN
9780333982266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.99
€ 43.61

Paperback. Almost fifty years after Brown v Board of Education, research shows that minority students continue to receive an unequal education. At the heart of this inequality is a complex and often conflicted relationship between teachers and civil rights activists. This title traces the tensions between the two groups in New York City over the years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JNFR; JNKH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660721
ISBN
9780226660721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. An invaluable compendium of sources relating to the Great Exhibition Series: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099137
ISBN
9780719099137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJK; HBTQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700231
ISBN
9781501700231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.52

Paperback. Offers explanations as to why motor manufacturing followed the British motorcycle, bicycle and cotton industries into oblivion. This book chronicles the 109-year life of The Rover Group from its production of hand-made bespoke automobiles for the fortunate few to the arrival of mass production to provide cars for the many. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KNDR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807681
ISBN
9780747807681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. 'Moving - at times almost unbearably so - and fascinating' Antonia Fraser A family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008158064
ISBN
9780008158064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Hardback. This collection of essays demonstrates the ways in which personalities interact with physical locale in shaping the law. Examining law through the framework of history, this anthology presents a mixture of articles by established, interdisciplinary scholars. Editor(s): Swainger, Jonathan; Backhouse, Constance. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; JH; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774810326
ISBN
9780774810326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Hardcover. Includes essays, which examine the extent to which the Supreme Court of Alberta articulated an Albertan response to the varied legal questions of the 20th century. This volume also includes thematic essays examining First Nations' hunting rights, oil and gas law, water law, gender, the Hutterites and religious freedom, and family law. Editor(s): Swainger, Jonathan. Num Pages: 392 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBT; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644930
ISBN
9780888644930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138643482
ISBN
9781138643482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Paperback. How do we balance the desire for tales of exceptional accomplishment with the need for painful doses of reality? How hard do we work to remember our past or to forget it? These are some of the questions that Jonathan Scott Holloway addresses in this exploration of race memory from the dawn of the modern civil rights era to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469626413
ISBN
9781469626413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.35

Paperback. Reflections on Race, Masculinity and Empire. 224 pages. This volume is a series of reflections about the effects on English white masculinity of Britain's history of empire, from Victorian times to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ2. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158288
ISBN
9780853158288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801474514
ISBN
9780801474514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819791
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819792
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819794
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819790
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

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