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Hardcover. The world-famous French singer Edith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. This book suggests new ways of understanding her, her myth and her meanings over time at home and abroad, by proposing the notion of an 'imagined' Piaf. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382578
- ISBN
- 9781781382578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.10
€ 44.10
Paperback. "Obscenity" is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media. Editor(s): McDonald, Nicola (Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies,, University of York). Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153505
- ISBN
- 9781903153505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.80
€ 33.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. The next chapter in Robert Douglas's remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling NIGHT SONG OF THE LAST TRAM Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340898444
- ISBN
- 9780340898444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Maclean's history of Indian revolutionaries in the interwar years situates their politics of violence in the broader context of the freedom struggle and Congress politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043328
- ISBN
- 9781849043328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.22
€ 25.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. Niamh O'Sullivan considers the aesthetic, historical, technical and contextual roles of British newspaper illustration in interpreting the story of the Famine. The booklet examines how academically trained artists who had little experience of looking at unfiltered or distanced atrocity became pictorial journalists. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990468639
- ISBN
- 9780990468639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, 73 colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840337679
- ISBN
- 9781840337679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.25
€ 14.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816675869
- ISBN
- 9780816675869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Inspired by the works of Tawney and Postan, this volume examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry; changes in land and property rights; and competition over resources in the English countryside. Editor(s): Bowen, J. P.; Brown, A. T. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 176 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291454
- ISBN
- 9781909291454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.68
€ 25.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323655
- ISBN
- 9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.94
€ 32.99
€ 31.94
paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 pp. color + 87 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212358
- ISBN
- 9780300212358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.31
€ 18.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. What is a Mark of the Beast waistcoat? Why did John Milton hate bishops? How does a Monsignor tear his postage stamps? And what does a congregation do when the Vicar announces that he is God? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Wilson, A. N. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; GBC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571169757
- ISBN
- 9780571169757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in history Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719562570
- ISBN
- 9780719562570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099477594
- ISBN
- 9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardback. What India's founders derived from Western political traditions is widely understood. Less well-known is how India's own rich knowledge traditions of 2,500 years influenced these men. Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, showing how five founders turned to classical texts to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048959
- ISBN
- 9780674048959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.11€ 49.18
€ 53.11
€ 49.18
Paperback. Covers Noah's ark, Thor Heyerdahl's raft, the lost city of Atlantis, and the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. This title spans the ages and scours the seas for fanciful, inspiring, and downright bizarre tales of sea monsters, ghost ships, lost continents, castaways, and pirates. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- International Marine Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071486569
- ISBN
- 9780071486569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.65
€ 32.99
€ 23.65
Paperback. Groundbreaking analysis of the birth of racism in America - volume 2. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677702
- ISBN
- 9781844677702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Hardback. The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War. Translator(s): Barchard, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; HBWQ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046978
- ISBN
- 9781849046978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Hardback. From antiquity to the nineteenth century, the royal hunt was a vital component of the political cultures of the Middle East, India, Central Asia, and China. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239263
- ISBN
- 9780812239263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271337
- ISBN
- 9781783271337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06€ 54.73
€ 59.06
€ 54.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 1QSM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579199
- ISBN
- 9780907579199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737622
- ISBN
- 9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082146
- ISBN
- 9780252082146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.59
€ 29.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 429. The Epic Story of the American Railroad. 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; WGF. Dimension: 173 x 200 x 33. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857890368
- ISBN
- 9780857890368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. This title explores the ideas of African American musicians, analyzing them on the context of meanings circulating around jazz. The text shows how much black musicians have struggled against the definations of racial authenticity and racism in the dominant culture. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 425 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232969
- ISBN
- 9780520232969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27