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Hardcover. Illustrated with more than a hundred photographs, this is a comprehensive history of Berry College, located in northwest Georgia. It tells how Martha Berry's founding vision - to educate the head, the heart, and the hands - evolved to meet the challenges of each new generation. The book will be of interest to historians and scholars, among others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 101 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBT; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327587
ISBN
9780820327587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.99

Paperback. The lifeboats of Valentia have been in service since 1946, when the volunteer crew were summoned to action by the firing of maroon flares. This title includes accounts, images, and detailed records of the station. It gives a tribute to the people who have served here. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTM; JKSW3; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. 8vo Very good copy. Kerry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0277214
ISBN
9781845887070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. Cover s the heyday of Londons gang era. Num Pages: 208 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473894761
ISBN
9781473894761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. From Aaron to Una, this book provides a gloss on more than four hundred Irish forenames. It helps us learn that the name Art has nothing to do with Arthur; that Brendan is originally of Welsh origin and came to Ireland in a Latinised form; that Cathal is usually translated as Charles, and others. It is useful to choose your child's name. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 124 x 13. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
GILL & MAC MILLAN
Condition
New
SKU
9780717140084
ISBN
9780717140084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.82

Paperback. Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief ministry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952320
ISBN
9780241952320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The author of this text set out to capture and relate the history of her ancestors - African Americans in central Virginia after the Civil War. Using plantation documents and oral histories in the form of stories, anecdotes and sayings, she has created a history of a slave community. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTG; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921372
ISBN
9780813921372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 133 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654567
ISBN
9780816654567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638867
ISBN
9780691638867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.19
€ 170.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV; JPWQ; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633961
ISBN
9780691633961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.25
€ 133.13

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with seventy Jewish men and women who, as children, were placed in non-Jewish families during the Nazi occupation of Holland, this book paints a portrait of Holocaust survivors whose experiences were often diametrically opposed to the experiences of those who suffered in concentration camps. Num Pages: 406 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248106
ISBN
9780520248106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. This title includes the stories of famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Emily Wilding Davison. It includes images that are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457963
ISBN
9780752457963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365036
ISBN
9780755365036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920474
ISBN
9780813920474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Diana. Num Pages: 255 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
255
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974288
ISBN
9781894974288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.79

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3H; DSBB; HBTB; HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636900
ISBN
9780691636900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.06

Paperback. A man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. A classic example of the best narrative history Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552772105
ISBN
9780552772105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. Born in Europe's shadow, haunted by the Holocaust, and inspired by the Enlightenment, Israel has changed. Where is this diverse and self-absorbed country heading today? How do its citizens see themselves, globally and historically? Israel Has Moved is a profound and sometimes unsettling account of a country that is no longer where we might think. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; HRJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073425
ISBN
9780674073425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. A varied selection of content, including excerpts, new translations, interviews with curators and artists, and art criticism. The Reader is contextualised under key themes and ideas that underpin the notion of a global art history that spans from the 1400s to present day. Editor(s): Newall, Diana. Series: Art and its Global Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526119926
ISBN
9781526119926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. A forceful look at the long-term social and psychological impact of warfare on modern China's civilian population. Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808408
ISBN
9780774808408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Hardback. This volume explores post-2000s artistic engagements with Holocaust memory arguing that imagination plays an increasingly important role in keeping the memory of the Holocaust vivid for contemporary and future audiences. Editor(s): Popescu, Diana I.; Schult, Tanja. Series: The Holocaust and Its Contexts. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137530417
ISBN
9781137530417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.11

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