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Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359388
ISBN
9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. The first collection of essays to bring together Deleuzian philosophy and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Bignall, Simone; Patton, Paul. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637003
ISBN
9780748637003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280395
ISBN
9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. * Fascinating explanations of causes of death in the past * Covers prevalent diseases and accidents * Describes how to investigate your ancestor's cause of death * Insight into the way our ancestors died and the treatments available to them * Guide to interpreting death certificates and other records Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590386
ISBN
9781781590386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210606
ISBN
9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.30

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752486376
ISBN
9780752486376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Simon Taylor looks at the history of nuclear power in Britain, charting the decline following it's initial introduction through to the renaissance we're currently seeing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; KNBN; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
UIT Cambridge United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906860318
ISBN
9781906860318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of events. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141017273
ISBN
9780141017273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained.. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32pp colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006863489
ISBN
9780006863489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 29.47

Hardback. Using the tools of medicine, literary theory, psychology, psychoanalysis, and etymology, this book probes the breast-related fantasies underlying German culture and literature in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is intended for those interested in German textual studies, the history of sexuality, and theories of psychoanalysis. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986111
ISBN
9780295986111
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. From Morrissey and Nick Cave to The Streets and Kanye West, this book explores the links between hip-hop and rock. It focuses on two strands: white alternative rock and black street music. It identifies the strange dance of white bohemian rock and black culture, how they come together at various points and then go their own way. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232079
ISBN
9780571232079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ASDL; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007576630
ISBN
9780007576630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Hardcover. Of equal appeal to general readers, designers and typographers, this book is a vibrant cultural guide to fifty of the most remarkable typefaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244317
ISBN
9781851244317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Takes a look at the ways that the twentieth century reacted to and reimagined its predecessor. This work considers how the Victorian inheritance has been represented in literature, politics, film, and visual culture; and the ways in which modernists and progressives have sought to differentiate themselves from an image of the Victorian. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417621
ISBN
9780821417621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. The author has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. In this title, he contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Num Pages: 880 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBTB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846146640
ISBN
9781846146640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.88

Paperback. Cricket defines Englishness like no other national pastime. This title presents the story of the mad characters who inhabit the game, the extraordinary lengths people go to watch and play it, and the tale of a national obsession. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775069
ISBN
9780552775069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. This book traces the evolution of British democracy and shows how early laissez-faire attitudes to the lot of the less fortunate turned into campaigns to improve their lives and prospects. It analyses the birth of new attitudes to education, religion and science. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 57. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099558477
ISBN
9780099558477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582784086
ISBN
9780582784086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.58

Hardcover. The First World War touched every family in the country. 'The Country House at War' presents a history of the war, as seen through the houses and estates maintained by the National Trust. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
National Trust
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907892776
ISBN
9781907892776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Paperback. It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. This book demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Num Pages: 392 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; DSB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160979
ISBN
9780691160979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, this title examines how maps both relate and realign our history. It explores the legendary, impassable mountains of Kong, the role of cartography in combatting cholera, the 17th-century Dutch craze for Atlases, the Norse discovery of America and more. Num Pages: 468 pages, 60 ills. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
468
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685101
ISBN
9781846685101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. An exciting new addition to any family historian's library, Family History: Digging Deeper will take your research to the next level. Joined by a team of expert genealogists, Simon Fowler covers a range of topics and provides clear advice for the intermediate genealogist. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458977
ISBN
9780752458977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. Kent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 167 b/w photographs, 6 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806303
ISBN
9781902806303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardback. .
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925240399
ISBN
9781925240399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.65

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