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Paperback. Turning his back on neoliberalism at the moment that its advocates were in their pomp, trumpeting 'the end of history' and the supposedly unstoppable spread of liberal values across the globe, Gray's was a lone voice of scepticism. The thinking he criticised here would lead ultimately to the invasion of Iraq. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415424042
ISBN
9780415424042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.57

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691615837
ISBN
9780691615837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.07
€ 59.92

Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Halifax Explosion of 1917 is a defining event in the Canadian consciousness; this title offers a sustained analytical history of the disaster, using the large federal government archives that contain first-hand accounts and the response of the national authorities. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808910
ISBN
9780774808910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476532
ISBN
9780801476532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practised at the time of the Second World War. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in the language and traditions of a European past, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books. Looking back on his childhood, Gross reflects on this double inheritance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422266
ISBN
9780099422266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281077380
ISBN
9780281077380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.15

Hardback. An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217794
ISBN
9780631217794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.80

Paperback. An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217800
ISBN
9780631217800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.93

Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468945
ISBN
9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.87

Hardcover. Real-life adventures of 19th-century travel Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 544 pages, 280 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356963
ISBN
9780253356963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

Hardback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132404
ISBN
9781405132404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.02

Paperback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405132411
ISBN
9781405132411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.86

Sheet map, folded.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918126
ISBN
9781844918126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806783
ISBN
9780747806783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684889
ISBN
9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806846
ISBN
9781902806846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.16

Paperback. ". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and represents an overdue and welcome intervention in the field. " Stuart Hall ". richly detailed with masses of examples of what sport is and has been in our past. " City Limits. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745605074
ISBN
9780745605074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

Paperback. With an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing, this book explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community, and more. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AMN; AVRJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747814337
ISBN
9780747814337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 214 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734 144pp. First paperback edition. Illustrated
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780500288313
ISBN
9780500288313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.33

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