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Hardback. Subway and train enthusiasts, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements. Num Pages: 528 pages, 509, 336 black & white halftones, 173 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1997.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Centennial ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879227
- ISBN
- 9780801879227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.57€ 58.83
€ 60.57
€ 58.83
Paperback. Blind Tom was the stage name of Thomas Greene Wiggins, a blind black pianist born into slavery in 1849. In this focused, consequential study, Southall reformulates the debate surrounding Blind Tom and expands its dimensions significantly. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVH; BGF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810845459
- ISBN
- 9780810845459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
Hardcover. Drawing on a variety of sixteenth-century sources, including household inventories, epigrams, dedications, catalogs, travel books, and advice manuals, this book studies how individuals displayed different maps in their homes as deliberate acts of self-fashioning. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226255316
- ISBN
- 9780226255316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.34
€ 50.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. George Ciccariello-Maher brings the work of Georges Sorel, Frantz Fanon, and Enrique Dussel together with contemporary Venezuelan politics to formulate a decolonized dialectics that is suited to the struggle against the legacies of slavery and colonialism while also breaking the impasse between dialectics and postcolonial theory. Series: Radical Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JM; HBTQ; HBTS; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362432
- ISBN
- 9780822362432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Hardcover. This title charts the evolution and history of one of Britain's principal commercial vehicle manufacturers. Commer underwent several name changes as it acquired, and was acquired by, several other companies. whilst creating some of the world's most innovative commercial vehicles. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KNDR; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861264916
- ISBN
- 9781861264916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.24
€ 40.99
€ 33.24
Hardcover. This book is a detailed insight into the Thor weapon system. Diagrams and previously unseen photography support full descriptions of the missile, its UK bases and ground equipment. Simple explanations of gyroscopes and ballistics aid an understanding of missile navigation, whilst the launch countdown is presented in easily followed flow charts. Num Pages: 208 pages, 42 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555682
- ISBN
- 9781781555682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.40
€ 26.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Offers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KND; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Meyer & Meyer Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841262345
- ISBN
- 9781841262345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Paperback. This is the story of the many industries found in London during the industrial revolution and beyond. It looks at long lost breweries, synthetic dyes, plastics, leatherworks and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487281
- ISBN
- 9780752487281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Harbour Books (East) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905128303
- ISBN
- 9781905128303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- 9780745336602
- ISBN
- 9780745336602
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 22.99€ 19.61
€ 22.99
€ 19.61
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- SKU
- KEX0254503
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The oboe is an instrument with a long and rich history. In this book two distinguished oboist-musicologists trace that history from its beginnings to the 21st century, discussing how and why the oboe evolved, what music was written for it, and which players were prominent. Series: Yale Musical Instrument Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations, 20 colour plates, Discography. BIC Classification: AVRN; HBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 249 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300100532
- ISBN
- 9780300100532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
hardcover. Ranging from discussions of the natural world, livelihoods, and religious and intellectual encounters to language play, crime and punishment, and gender, this book replays the themes of enduring hybridity and "creolization" of cultures dating from the first great encounter between Europe and Asia. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526617
- ISBN
- 9780742526617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.48
€ 188.48
Hardcover. Series: Dedalus Concept Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 black and whilte illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907650048
- ISBN
- 9781907650048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. A study of the evolution of an English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance. Covering 12 centuries, this is a one-volume history of the English nation, from its origins to the present. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196068
- ISBN
- 9780631196068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Paperback. This Handbook shows that Business History is a wide-ranging and dynamic area of study, producing compelling empirical data, which has sometimes confirmed and sometimes contested widely-held views in management and the social sciences. A key reference work for scholars of Business History, and a fascinating resource for social scientists in general. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management C. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; KJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199573950
- ISBN
- 9780199573950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 305 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335112
- ISBN
- 9780870335112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.92
€ 48.99
€ 31.92
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747803249
- ISBN
- 9780747803249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback. Tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. This title provides a first-person account of the violence, as well as an assessment of the politics and history behind it. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150178
- ISBN
- 9780691150178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knighthood. Translator(s): Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219098
- ISBN
- 9780812219098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93