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Paperback. The Danube is the longest river in western and central Europe. Rising amidst the beautiful wooded hills of Germanys Black Forest, it touches or winds its way through ten countries and four capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea through a vast delta whose silt-filled channels spread across eastern Romania. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955665
ISBN
9781904955665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955245
ISBN
9781904955245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. All memories invoke imagined pasts, but do the ways we remember share a common imaginary? In seeking to interpret Scottish culture in the recent past as a series of encounters with modernity, this study draws on a wide range of sources to explore relationships between perceptions of place, belonging and identity in one nation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617869
ISBN
9780748617869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. Blaikie explores how our different ways of seeing influence the relationship between place and belonging. He argues that our memories, however brief or complex, invoke imagined pasts. But do our recollections share a common frame of reference? Blaikie's cross-disciplinary exploration sets out to answer this question. Includes numerous case studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b+w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617876
ISBN
9780748617876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479507
ISBN
9780752479507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479521
ISBN
9780752479521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Covers the SS United States' active service from 1952 to 1969 when she dominated the seas of Atlantic, sweeping all rivals before her. This title offers insight into the record-breaking liner, how she performed in the secret sea trials and her epic maiden voyage. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479538
ISBN
9780752479538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Most people born before 1950 can remember visiting or working in shops that had cash carriers - cash balls that ran on wooden rails, wire systems where the carrier was catapulted along an overhead steel wire, or pneumatic tube systems where the carrier was whisked off to the cash office. This title reveals details about these devices. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806158
ISBN
9780747806158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Hardback. Reveals the story of Maundy Gregory, the man responsible for 'An Insult to the Crown'. This book reveals the names of the individuals who purchased titles and influence from Lloyd George. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947688
ISBN
9780750947688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Told through the lives and battles of eleven admirals, this book stretches from the Spanish Armada to the Second World War, culminating with the spirit which led Andrew Browne Cunningham famously to declare, when the army feared he would lose too many ships, 'it takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.' Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 418.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780571231577
ISBN
9780571231577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. 155 pages. The Treatise of Walter of Bibbesworth is a didactic poem in Anglo-Norman which surveys a host of practical matters, ranging from childbirth and our passage through life, to estate management and life in fields, workshops, to activities in the home, the kitchen and the dining-hall, to the flora and fauna (and even the weather) of .. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSC; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight: 232. Translator(s): Dalby, Andrew.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Prospect Books
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018866
ISBN
9781903018866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.73

Hardback. Abolitionists have been painted in extremes--vilified as reckless zealots who provoked the bloodletting of the Civil War, or praised as daring reformers who hastened the end of slavery. Delbanco sees them as the embodiment of a driving force in American history: the recurrent impulse of an adamant minority to rid the world of outrageous evil. Series: The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064447
ISBN
9780674064447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. In "The Real American Dream" the author searches out the symbols and stories by which Americans have reached for something beyond worldly desire. It is a spiritual history ranging from the first English settlements to the present day. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003835
ISBN
9780674003835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Presenting the history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and the political movements like fascism and communism. It explores how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049833
ISBN
9780674049833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.19
€ 60.69

Paperback. A vivid history of the men who risked censures, stigma, even imprisonment for a cause they believed to be "an extended tour of duty." Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBTB; HBWS2; JPWF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736357
ISBN
9780814736357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. This book examines the course and nature of Roman expansion during the Republic and Early Empire, focusing on the impact of Roman rule on the subject, and the effect of empire on the imperial power. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619634
ISBN
9780748619634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140928
ISBN
9780231140928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140935
ISBN
9780231140935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 336 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151160
ISBN
9780231151160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151177
ISBN
9780231151177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975491
ISBN
9780674975491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Two 8 page plate sections. One black and white, one color. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGD; HBJD1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252482
ISBN
9781781252482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899600298
ISBN
9781899600298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.50

Paperback. A history of Glamorgan County Cricket Club 1897-1997 Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; WQH; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752411378
ISBN
9780752411378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

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