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paperback. Commanders at sea struggle with the unpredictability of natural elements and with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the "fog of war". Over the centuries, most admirals tried to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces. This work observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024113
ISBN
9780674024113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.90

hardcover. "The Book of Sports" was the royal declaration which sanctioned popular participation in traditional pastimes after church attendance on Sunday. This book takes a fresh look at the events surrounding the re-publication of the "Book of Sports" in 1633 and reassesses the role of Charles I himself in the controversy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBWE; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898560
ISBN
9780859898560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

paperback. Starting with the American Indian settlements and the early days when the southern-most tip of Manhattan held little more than a bleak outpost of Dutch fur traders, this title tracks the economic development and journeys north, from the Village's beginnings as a refuge from dreaded summer fevers to the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 126 illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392891
ISBN
9781566392891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. Few scholarly fields have developed in recent decades as rapidly and vigorously as Holocaust Studies. The persecution and murder perpetrated by the Nazi regime have become the subject of an enormous literature in multiple academic disciplines. Forty-seven contributors debate the key issues at the start of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Hayes, Peter; Roth, John K. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 792 pages, 8 in-text black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBLW; HBTZ1; HRAM; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668823
ISBN
9780199668823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.51

Paperback. A study of 'community unionism' that examines the tenacity of union loyalty and communal values within the confines of a one-industry town: Anaconda, Montana, home to the world's largest copper smelter and the namesake of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. It depicts the vibrant life of the smelter city at full steam. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069888
ISBN
9780252069888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Heywood, Anthony J.; Smele, Jonathan D. Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415654135
ISBN
9780415654135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.58

paperback. The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1x8pp plate. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781848870192
ISBN
9781848870192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.29

Paperback. 1066 is perhaps the most important date in English history. The elite Normans themselves brought England much closer to Continental Europe, and brought in novel styles of military training. This title explores their lifestyle and the ways in which they interacted with the Anglo-Saxon English as they changed the face of the country forever. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808008
ISBN
9780747808008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

paperback. Alice Taylor takes her readers along the byways of Ireland and into the heart of the country. In stories by turn comic and poignant, she explores the character of family and friends, testing the bonds of concern and kindness which hold people together. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BM; HBTB; VFV; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
BRANDON PUBLISHING
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178749
ISBN
9781847178749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.87

paperback. An enlightening look at a unique and remarkable Jewish community Num Pages: 332 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611683097
ISBN
9781611683097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

paperback. Records of prices span the entire range of history, from medieval grain prices to modern statistics. Going beyond the economic data, this text gives a history of the people of the Western world: the economic patterns they lived in, and the politics, culture and society they created as a result. Num Pages: 552 pages, tables, graphs, and maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBC; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780195121216
ISBN
9780195121216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.97

paperback. Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust and was the subject of the documentary "Till The Tenth Generation", gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKS; 3JJH; BGA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781847177933
ISBN
9781847177933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070693
ISBN
9780252070693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

paperback. The Zapatista revolution has struck the imagination of the world. This book examines its importance and relevance in the late twentieth century. Editor(s): Holloway, John; Pelaez, Eloina. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTV; JPS; JPWL; JPWQ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 277 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745311777
ISBN
9780745311777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782977063
ISBN
9781782977063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.24

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. . Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Profile Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0000148
ISBN
9781781256824
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Tells the history of Orthodox Jews in America, from the 17th century onwards, and examines how Orthodox Jewish men and women coped with the personal, familial, and communal challenges of religious freedom, economic opportunity, and social integration. This title is suitable for those seeking to understand the American Jewish experience. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220608
ISBN
9780253220608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

paperback. Celebrates a bygone American era, focusing on life in 1920s Terre Haute, Indiana. Series: Quarry Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, 82 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 381. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quarry Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221292
ISBN
9780253221292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222640
ISBN
9780253222640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

paperback. Several hundred tribes of Native Americans were living within or hunting and trading across the borders of Texas when Cabeza de Vaca and his shipwrecked companions washed up on a Gulf Coast beach in 1528. This title describes the historic Native peoples of Texas by geographic regions. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 line drawing, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 738. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717930
ISBN
9780292717930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

paperback. Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415648325
ISBN
9780415648325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629053
ISBN
9780816629053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Exploring the final decade of each century from the 15th to the 20th, this work investigates factors such as cultural and economic attitudes, and artistic, scientific and political change. It finds that a consciousness of time has influenced the way people perceive their place in history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 84 b&w illustrations, 34 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082630
ISBN
9780300082630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415865272
ISBN
9780415865272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.77

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