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Paperback. Thetis: Submarine Disaster, is the story of loss of HMS Thetis which sank in Liverpool Bay on 1st June 1939 - her maiden dive, with the loss of ninety-nine lives; the worst peacetime submarine tragedy to be suffered by the Royal Navy. A massive rescue operation was mounted, but the operation ended in failure, with only four crew being rescued. Num Pages: 240 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 1QSE; 3JJH; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552711
- ISBN
- 9781781552711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.06
€ 23.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. The significance of news and the institutions that produce it to American history Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252074042
- ISBN
- 9780252074042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125524
- ISBN
- 9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's darkest times. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210. The Persecution of Witches in England. 224 pages, 100 Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Dimension: 128 x 199 x 14. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608617
- ISBN
- 9781445608617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.47
€ 20.47
Paperback. Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141013985
- ISBN
- 9780141013985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Hardback. This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, 45 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625536
- ISBN
- 9780748625536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.47€ 102.99
€ 106.47
€ 102.99
paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955215
- ISBN
- 9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Understanding how Kate Middleton can be conceived in the current geopolitical situation Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790365
- ISBN
- 9781782790365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Hardback. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F Kennedy and his top advisers. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151311
- ISBN
- 9780691151311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. The remarkable stories of Scottish women throughout history.. Exciting and fascinating tales about princesses, witches, peasants and revolutionaries. Not merely reproducing the biographies of famous women such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Scottish Women reveals a new and interesting perspective on the lives of Scottish women throughout history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817572
- ISBN
- 9781906817572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483851
- ISBN
- 9780801483851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.14
€ 48.99
€ 44.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Lester H. Num Pages: 755 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 755
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970816
- ISBN
- 9780865970816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447780
- ISBN
- 9780752447780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Profiles the greatest journalists in history & their best stories -- chosen by David Randall of the Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322964
- ISBN
- 9780745322964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.01
€ 33.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775356
- ISBN
- 9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTB; HBW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298812
- ISBN
- 9789652298812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
€ 23.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846312441
- ISBN
- 9781846312441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30-40 ills & diags, approx 15-25 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096313
- ISBN
- 9781911096313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Hardback. As ideas about personhood - what constitutes a self - have changed over time, so too have ideas about how to represent, shape, or invade the self. Spanning nearly 500 years of cultural and social history, this book examines the ways that literature and surveillance have developed together, as kindred modern practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155419
- ISBN
- 9780300155419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.46
€ 59.15
€ 46.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840334975
- ISBN
- 9781840334975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.38
€ 40.99
€ 36.38