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Paperback. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444707960
ISBN
9781444707960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. Rippermania has driven a 120-year-old investigation to identify the depraved perpetrator of the savage murder of five prostitutes in the East End of London. This book features personalities whose reputations have been tarnished by modern authors clamouring to name celebrities as suspects, accomplices or conspirators. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447575
ISBN
9780752447575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. This work focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, namely Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. It covers colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629726
ISBN
9780815629726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173276
ISBN
9780691173276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719066993
ISBN
9780719066993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120005
ISBN
9780231120005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

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
€ 36.34

Paperback. On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe. Photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; HBT; MBNH2; RNQ; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248035
ISBN
9780851248035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Provides insights into life at the turn of the 20th century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189988
ISBN
9780140189988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.09

Paperback. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. This book provides an account of the Mongol Empire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168809
ISBN
9780552168809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Hardback. A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QSB; HBJD1; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839477
ISBN
9781843839477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Presents the social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. This book covers the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It draws on historical, legal and biographical material, recent genealogical works and a wide range of primary sources in both Arabic and Persian. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695843
ISBN
9780748695843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Hardback. The war in Yemen is finally coming under scrutiny as the West considers its controversial dealings with Saudi Arabia Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048057
ISBN
9781849048057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.35

Hardcover. This title presents a visual record of a turbulent decade, with over 1000 images in colour. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 383 x 274 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080. 62 pages, colour illustrations. This title presents a visual record of a turbulent decade, with over 1000 images in colour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBTB. Dimension: 383 x 274 x 14. Weight: 1036.
Publisher
Pi Global Publishing Limited
Number of pages
62
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954795412
ISBN
9780954795412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: HBT; HPN; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. Food and Philosophy. 272 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBT; HPN; WBA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488139
ISBN
9780801488139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Cardiff has a long and momentous maritime history. This title delves into the maritime past of Cardiff and Penarth, providing an account from the first stirrings of seaborne trade and the cargoes of wool, hides and butter, to the threat of piracy, and from the rapid development linked to the export of iron and the later trade in coal. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBTM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752435688
ISBN
9780752435688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918096
ISBN
9781844918096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Colin MacFarlane was born in Gorbals in the 1950s, 20 years after the publication of "No Mean City", the novel about pre-war life in what was once Glasgow's deprived district. The author witnessed the last days of old Gorbals as street boy as a regeneration programme was implemented. He reveals what it was really like to live in old Gorbals. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845962074
ISBN
9781845962074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541868
ISBN
9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393148
ISBN
9780141393148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781315361
ISBN
9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. Examining the lives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavement - a trader, an owner and a slave, this book offers an interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery and of its historic end in April 1807. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages b/w plates; 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667630
ISBN
9780712667630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625925
ISBN
9780748625925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991047802
ISBN
9780991047802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

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