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paperback. Joao Jose Reis draws on hundreds of police and trial records in which Africans, despite obvious intimidation, spoke out about their cultural, social, economic, religious, and domestic lives in Salvador. Translator(s): Brakel, Arthur. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTS; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801852503
ISBN
9780801852503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.09

Paperback. A wonderfully written and highly illustrated introduction to post-colonial geography. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412907798
ISBN
9781412907798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.86

Hardback. Adopting an alternative approach to the question of difference, this title examines what it meant to be mestizo in the early colonial era. It draws on lively vignettes culled from the 16th and 17th-century archives of the New Kingdom of Granada to show that individuals classified as "mixed" were not members of coherent sociological groups. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356295
ISBN
9780822356295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.99

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, xxiv, 224 p., 8 halftones, 15 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521985
ISBN
9780226521985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Based on letters, diaries and oral histories, this title explores the impact of the 'war to end all wars' on the male body. It argues that military experiences led to a greater sharing of gender identities between men of different classes and ages. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890351
ISBN
9781861890351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

Hardback. As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197778
ISBN
9780300197778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760836
ISBN
9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.50

Paperback. Offers both a narrative and an analysis of the influence of British imperial involvements on history writing since 1750 Series: Historical Approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090462
ISBN
9780719090462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

CD-Audio. A title, that describes the events of 1900-1949 by the people who saw them happen, from the death of Queen Victoria and accession of Edward VII through the First World War, the sinking of the Titanic, the General Strike and the Great Depression, to the Second World War and its aftermath. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
BBC Physical Audio
Format
CD
Publication date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910281758
ISBN
9781910281758
CD
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 46.33

Paperback. A history of the twentieth century through those British and American people who experienced the fears of their time - by Wolfson History Prize-winner Joanna Bourke Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844081561
ISBN
9781844081561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086450
ISBN
9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199689439
ISBN
9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

hardcover. Examining World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath through the lens of Central and Eastern European Jewish families Editor(s): Michlic, Joanna Beata. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600094
ISBN
9781512600094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.21

Paperback. Paints a picture of how a small town in the West coped with disaster at the turn of the twentieth century. This book illustrates that even the smallest things we do have consequences - good or bad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989419
ISBN
9780295989419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.98

paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 21. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595584786
ISBN
9781595584786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.31

Paperback. Sheffield's Industries: Cutlery, Silver and Edge Tools Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 164. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752416588
ISBN
9780752416588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

paperback. This book discusses educational developments during a crucial period of English history. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0036550
ISBN
9780521296793
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. In the years between 1880 and 1950, Americans recited poetry at family gatherings, school assemblies, church services, camp outings, and civic affairs. This book presents a portrait of the uses of verse in America. It shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035126
ISBN
9780674035126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center. This book provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era, as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856970
ISBN
9780807856970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.84

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dafina United States
Edition
4th Revised, Updated ed.
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758292414
ISBN
9780758292414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.58

Paperback. What life was really like on a wartime farm. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445619798
ISBN
9781445619798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. Here, now fully updated for the twenty-first century, is the complex and fascinating history of the formation of the British Women Police. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the times. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx. 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719814228
ISBN
9780719814228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Paperback. Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415200387
ISBN
9780415200387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Hardcover. A study of the French industrialist who from 1870 to 1914 advanced social Catholic and Christian democratic movements by improving factory conditions and empowering workers. Joan Coffey's book represents the first study of Leon Harmel in English. Series: Catholic Social Tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; BG; HBTB; HRCX6; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033606
ISBN
9780268033606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284364
ISBN
9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.02

paperback. Using diaries, journals and correspondence the author tells a fascinating story of remarkable men who shipped out as doctors on South Sea whalers in the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line drawings, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JH; HBTM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415924528
ISBN
9780415924528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.81

paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034743
ISBN
9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to 1700, this work explores how Afro-Mexicans worked within the limitations imposed on them by the Church and the Spanish Crown in order to develop relationships with peers and superiors, defend themselves against unjust treatment, make money, and gain prestige. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826337993
ISBN
9780826337993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Surtees Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440696
ISBN
9780854440696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748896
ISBN
9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801494819
ISBN
9780801494819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850366877
ISBN
9780850366877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. A new edition of Pierre Seel's moving testimony of deportation for homosexuality--a classic of Holocaust literature Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. A Memoir of Nazi Terror. 208 pages, illustrations. A new edition of Pierre Seels moving testimony of deportation for homosexualitya classic of Holocaust literature. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight: 232.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018482
ISBN
9780465018482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.12

Hardcover. Presents the story of how a handful of young women radically changed British education by following the philosophy of the German educationalist, Friedrich Froebel. Their efforts also led to the foundation of the Kindergarten Movement in Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718828356
ISBN
9780718828356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.51

Paperback. Covers all German heavy bomber models used during WWII. Translator(s): Cox, Don. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 301 x 4. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406706
ISBN
9780887406706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Paperback. Explores the meaning of gay life for sea-faring men. This book presents a strand of British history, and tells stories of lives lived against the odds. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTM; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 763.
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582772144
ISBN
9780582772144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.93

Hardback. 'Never at Sea' was the motto of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in its two-stage life from 1917-1919 and 1939-1994. Yet most of its members - commonly known as Wrens - wanted to serve on the ocean wave. This book considers the history and identity of the Wrens and shows how they developed into fully-fledged members of the naval service. Series: A History of the Royal Navy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 bw integ, 16 in 8pp colour plates, 2-3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTM; HBW; JFSJ1; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767567
ISBN
9781780767567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 48.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752488783
ISBN
9780752488783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Offering a succinct approach to the vocabulary and terminology of historical and contemporary approaches to crime and punishment, it includes concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading. Editor(s): Morley, Sharon; Corteen, Karen. Series: Companions in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447325871
ISBN
9781447325871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.66

Hardback. The year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict. Editor(s): Tollebeek, Jo; Van Assche, Eline. Series: Mercatorfonds. Num Pages: 352 pages, 230 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AMX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204476
ISBN
9780300204476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JJP; HBTW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956383
ISBN
9780750956383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Presents a story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's legendary magicians: the personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear. This book is the masterwork of a man who has dedicated his life to magic, who knows the tricks inside out, and still believes. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099476641
ISBN
9780099476641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. This is one of the most unusual stories of the Ku Klux Klan and American law enforcement ever to be undertaken. Whereas violence toward blacks was an accepted part of the Klan credo, violence toward whites, particularly respected members of their communities, was virtually unknown until this case. Num Pages: 450 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572920439
ISBN
9781572920439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32-page BW photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 5AK; HBTB; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310271505
ISBN
9780310271505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617586
ISBN
9780700617586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515481
ISBN
9780873515481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.97

Image archivist and transportation historian Jim Harter follows his work, Early Farm Tractors, with an even larger collection of images from advertising line art from 1880 to 1930, this time focused on Early Automobiles. Nearly 250 entrancing illustrations are gems of the art of commercial engraving. Num Pages: 234 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wings Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609404895
ISBN
9781609404895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.78

paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBTQ; JPHV; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365504
ISBN
9780850365504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. More than 250 photographs of Alaskan sailing vessels, ports, lighthouses, and historical figures are featured, along with an intriguing text. Gibbs relates the epic stories of Alaska, unusual shipwrecks, and a history of the cruise industry and modern cargo transport. Num Pages: 176 pages, 311 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HBJK; HBTM; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764300356
ISBN
9780764300356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032709
ISBN
9780465032709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 269 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Halsgrove
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857042637
ISBN
9780857042637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. A Short History of the Modern Media is a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet. Each chapter includes focus boxes to help students explore the ways specific genres and specific works have impacted the media and popular culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444351422
ISBN
9781444351422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823107
ISBN
9780306823107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198733713
ISBN
9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.25

Hardback. In Partisan Journalism, Kuypers guides readers on a journey through American journalistic history, focusing on the warring notions of objectivity and partisanship. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442225930
ISBN
9781442225930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.41

paperback. Examines the intersection of American cultural pluralism and law. This book documents and analyzes legal challenges to the social order raised by many cultural groups, among them, Native Americans and Native Hawaiians, homeless persons, immigrants, disabled persons, and Rastafarians. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Praeger United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275986995
ISBN
9780275986995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. In the Medieval Period the English Channel was an especially perilous stretch of water. Since it was both a commercial seaway and a lawless frontier between two belligerent monarchies, pirates prospered. This title explores medieval piracy as it waxed and waned. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QSG; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752481036
ISBN
9780752481036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

paperback. In 2000, the University of Virginia Art Museum mounted an exhibition called "Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium", in which 24 artists created works inspired by Thomas Jefferson's legacy. This text contains essays which explore the art-historical significance of the exhibition. Editor(s): Hartz, Jill. Num Pages: 110 pages, 60 colour and 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813921839
ISBN
9780813921839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.98

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167161
ISBN
9780231167161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Paperback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167178
ISBN
9780231167178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Hardback. Order and Chivalry explores the role of chivalry in the emergence of the bourgeoisie in fourteenth-century Castile. This book shows how the texts that shaped urban knighthood also transformed the middle class, the idea of the city, and the practice of citizenship in medieval Iberia. Translator(s): Ferguson, Eunice Rodriguez. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242126
ISBN
9780812242126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.49

Hardback. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 512 pages, 13 photos, 4 graphs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 263 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828413
ISBN
9780774828413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBT; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825245
ISBN
9780774825245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Hardcover. This book examines the Holocaust via three sites of murder by the Nazis: the former concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany; the mass grave at Babi Yar, Ukraine; and the razed village of Lidice, Czech Republic. The author balances scrutiny with a focus on the way these violent histories are remembered.. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 258 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387091
ISBN
9781782387091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.83

Paperback. In conventional anthropological literature, 'landscape' is the term applied to the meaning local people bestow on their cultural and physical surroundings. This work explores these landscapes an individual or cultural group has constructed to define the origins or beginnings of that cultural group as revealed through shared or traditional memory. Editor(s): Christie, Jessica Joyce. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355609
ISBN
9780817355609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Hardback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Queen's University, 2014. Series: Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286801
ISBN
9780803286801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.21

Hardback. Introduces academics, students and political analysts to some of the trends in the study and state of culture and international history: modernity, NGOs, internationalism, cultural violence, the "Romance of Resistance," and the culture of diplomacy. This book features two case studies for each subsection. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 17 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452056
ISBN
9781845452056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.15

Hardback. The contributors to this volume explore the role of emotions in history and ask how that exploration changes what we know about national and international history, and in turn how that affects the methodological study of history. In particular they focus on emotions in American history between the 18th century and the present.. Editor(s): Gienow-Hecht, Jessica C. E. Series: European Studies in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456429
ISBN
9781845456429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.53

Hardcover. Bringing together scholars from the fields of musicology and international history, this book investigates the significance of music to foreign relations, and how it affected the interaction of nations since the late 19th century. Editor(s): Gienow-Hecht, Jessica. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AV; HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385004
ISBN
9781782385004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008469
ISBN
9781493008469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JMG; HBTB; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352017
ISBN
9781849352017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.80

Hardback. More than a history of the cookbook, Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871252
ISBN
9780801871252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.40

Paperback. Drawing on economic, social, political, and intellectual history from medieval Europe through contemporary America and Israel, this title examines the ways in which thinking about capitalism and thinking about the Jews have gone hand in hand in European thought, and why anticapitalism and anti-Semitism have frequently been linked. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153063
ISBN
9780691153063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Paperback. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and grandeur. Yet it was also a city where poverty and disease were rife. In the worlds of work and popular culture, politics and crime, through war, immigration and sexual revolution, this history shows how the city shaped their lives and how it in turn was shaped by them. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 337 x 44. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924537
ISBN
9781847924537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.86

paperback. London in the nineteenth century was the greatest city mankind had ever seen. Its growth was stupendous. Its wealth was dazzling. This was the London of Blake, Thackeray and Mayhew, of Nash, Faraday and Disraeli. In this book, we witness the city's metamorphosis over the course of the century through the daily lives of its inhabitants. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 244 x 51. Weight in Grams: 882.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924476
ISBN
9781847924476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Focusing on the non-elite in the Roman world, this book builds an account of the everyday lives of the masses, including their social and family life, health, leisure and religious beliefs, and the ways in which their popular culture resisted the domination of the ruling elite. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643106
ISBN
9780745643106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.04

Paperback. Although the primary role of the P-47 was tactical ground support, a number of enemy aircraft were downed by pilots over the battlefields of western Europe. This volume explains the tactics used by crews, includes interviews with Aces and lists all the units involved. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855329065
ISBN
9781855329065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Powered by a 2000hp Pratt & Whitney engine, the P-47 Thunderbolt joined the Eighth Air Force in Britain in 1943 to undertake an escort role for the force's B-17 bomber. This book includes interviews with pilots, tables of the units involved, details of variants and archival photography. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855327290
ISBN
9781855327290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804989
ISBN
9780875804989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? This book looks at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1614.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409345718
ISBN
9781409345718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.83

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