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Paperback. Presents a social and industrial study of the conditions faced by the many thousands of working men and women and their families whose lives were controlled by the Great Western Railway from 1930-1960, the beginning of the modern period for the railway with mechanical accounting, up to the decline of the railway from 1957. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444031
- ISBN
- 9780752444031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Arguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPX; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181845
- ISBN
- 9780300181845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
hardcover. Incorporating theoretical and quantitative history, this book examines a specific model of historical change and, more generally, investigates the utility of the dynamical systems approach in historical applications. It is of interest to practitioners of economic history, historical sociology, complexity studies, and demography. Num Pages: 360 pages, 65 line illus. 62 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136967
- ISBN
- 9780691136967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 50.97
€ 65.07
€ 50.97
Paperback. Examines the mutual impact of Britain's colonization of India on Indian and British culture. This title shows that national culture in both India and Britain developed in relation to their shared colonial experience and that notions of religion and secularity were crucial in imagining the modern nation in both countries. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HRA; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074788
- ISBN
- 9780691074788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.09
€ 52.99
€ 38.09
Paperback. A superb pictorial history of this iconic boatyard at St.Just in Cornwall Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBT; WGGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554012
- ISBN
- 9781781554012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.48
€ 19.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553466
- ISBN
- 9781781553466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.67
€ 26.99
€ 19.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AJRK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 276. Weight in Grams: 1575.
- Publisher
- Historic England Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022980
- ISBN
- 9781848022980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.65
€ 72.65
Hardback. Peter Ward looks at how spaces in the Canadian home have changed over the last three centuries, and how family and social relationships have shaped -- and been shaped by -- these changing spaces. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour and 83 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3J; AMKD; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806848
- ISBN
- 9780774806848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.28
€ 113.28
Hardcover. Covers the evolution of accounting, financial reporting and related institutions for major economies in the world. This title addresses ten European economies, including France, Germany, Italy and the UK as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Walton, Peter; Wolnizer, Peter. Series Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857246714
- ISBN
- 9780857246714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.28
€ 136.28
Paperback. Petra R. Rivera-Rideau shows how the popular music style reggaeton offers a space for Puerto Rican musicians to express identities that center blackness, forge links across the African diaspora, and critique the popular Puerto Rican discourse of racial democracy, which conceals racism and marginalizes black Puerto Ricans. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGW; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359647
- ISBN
- 9780822359647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. When six mafiosi were shot and killed in a quiet German town, the massive reach of Calabria's mafia was brought brutally into focus. In The Honoured Society, Petra Reski reveals the organized crime network that has Europe in its grip. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBT; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554. 288 pages, illustrations. When six mafiosi were shot and killed in a quiet German town, the massive reach of Calabria's mafia was brought brutally into focus. In The Honoured Society, Petra Reski reveals the organized crime network that has Europe in its grip. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; HBT; JKVM. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 29. Weight: 554.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871342
- ISBN
- 9781848871342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.87
€ 24.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. The bestselling account of the Battle of Trafalgar, by the authors of FINEST HOUR - 'A landmark book' - Observer Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340830284
- ISBN
- 9780340830284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Hunslet RLFC is once one of the biggest names in Rugby League. The Hawks have a long and proud history, including many epic matches, and this book features 50 of them, including the match that sealed the All Four Cups success in 1908, the 1938 Championship final over arch-rivals Leeds and the 1965 Challenge Cup final. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJF2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437095
- ISBN
- 9780752437095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
hardcover. The aim of this book is to bring together aspects of the private and public life of members of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 19th century France by using the extensive community and personal archives of the Society, as well as the collection of 14,000 letters of Madeleine Sophie Barat. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184998
- ISBN
- 9781859184998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 30.68
€ 39.99
€ 30.68
Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644592
- ISBN
- 9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.01
€ 74.01
Paperback. Traces our preoccupation with nudity in three distinct areas of human endeavour: religion, politics and popular culture. This book explores new territory - revealing the ways in which religious teachers, politicians, protestors and cultural icons have used nudity to enlighten or empower themselves, or simply to entertain us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 153 black & white illustrations, 99 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230221
- ISBN
- 9781780230221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438. The European Challenge and the Overseas Response in the Age of Empire. 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 tables. This book studies the interaction between the empire-building West and the rest of the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521890540
- ISBN
- 9780521890540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.38
€ 31.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. An assessment of how important the sea was in the development of the ancient world. Num Pages: 744 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QS; 3D; HBLA; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271573
- ISBN
- 9781783271573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.39
€ 180.39
Paperback. Details one of the most important rescues in Irish American history Editor(s): Fennell, Philip; King, Marie. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727744
- ISBN
- 9780814727744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
paperback. All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is, in fact, real. Series: Picador Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; BTC; HBJH; HBTZ; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447275268
- ISBN
- 9781447275268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
€ 13.99
€ 10.17