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Paperback. An account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s. It presents his descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment that are written with honesty, fury and great humanity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBKEY; HBTB; JFS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395456
- ISBN
- 9780141395456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This book elaborates the social-psychological concept of schema while championing the literary critical practice of close reading to show how literature reflects, promotes, and contests pervasive sociocultural ideas like race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797023
- ISBN
- 9780804797023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. An account of the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu war of 1879. This work sets out to be not only a history of the Zulus but also a full-scale study of the British colonial and military policy in relation to southern Africa, and of those involved. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 49. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Pimlico London
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712661058
- ISBN
- 9780712661058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. A collection of photographs that documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last one hundred years in the area around Whetstone and the Great North Road. It includes graphic images of Whetstone, Totteridge, Friern Barnet, New Southgate, Brunswick Park, Woodside Park and North Finchley. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750906500
- ISBN
- 9780750906500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KLR; APFG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; YQZ. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 162 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168. 128 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. Cateogry: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 4KHT; 4KLR; APFG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; YQZ. Dimension: 162 x 119 x 8. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- Auteur
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906733315
- ISBN
- 9781906733315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226335339
- ISBN
- 9780226335339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.50
€ 46.99
€ 36.50
Hardback. Every genocide in history has been notable for the minority of brave individuals and groups who put their own lives at risk to rescue its victims. This book investigates the courageous individuals who stand against the tide of mass killing and risk their lives to save the victims of genocide. Editor(s): Semelin, Jacques; Andrieu, Claire; Gensburger, Sarah. Num Pages: 456 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 39. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040594
- ISBN
- 9781849040594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 58.62
€ 59.15
€ 58.62
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Explores high and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002. This book moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005270
- ISBN
- 9780141005270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Based on a close examination of letters, diaries and account books, this study offers an insight into the intimate and everyday lives of genteel women and transforms our understanding of the position of women in this period. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 448 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102222
- ISBN
- 9780300102222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. The first comprehensive survey of women in the Weimar Republic, exploring the diversity and multiplicity of women's experiences in the economy, politics and society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088193
- ISBN
- 9780719088193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPL; AJC; HBJH; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781485303060
- ISBN
- 9781485303060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Hardcover. The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present a vivid picture of a nation in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AJRK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- English Heritage
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022485
- ISBN
- 9781848022485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.39
€ 47.39
Hardcover. The author has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. In this title, he contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Num Pages: 880 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBTB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1532.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846146640
- ISBN
- 9781846146640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.88
€ 52.99
€ 34.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780425243077
- ISBN
- 9780425243077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.05
€ 23.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. Hertzberg develops his daring thesis that the "modern, secular, anti-Semitism was fashioned not as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the Revolution, but within the Enlightenment and Revolution themselves." He finds that modern anti-Semitism owes less to Christian theological mentality than to doctrinaire libertarianism of figures such as Voltaire, d'Holbach, Diderot, and Marat. Num Pages: 420 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSR1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073851
- ISBN
- 9780231073851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association. Editor(s): Freedman, Paul; Chaplin, Joyce E.; Albala, Ken. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283589
- ISBN
- 9780520283589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Hardcover. Seeks to define exactly what it is that makes Britain's capital the international urban HQ for creativity and innovation. Why and how has the city become a creative universe of its own making? This book unlocks the secret passions, undress social mundanities and address outrageous profanities. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; AJCR; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 332 x 319. Weight in Grams: 4674.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970713
- ISBN
- 9780500970713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 56.72
€ 68.61
€ 56.72
Paperback. Children of the 1950s have much to look back on with fondness: Muffin the Mule, Andy Pandy, and Dennis the Menace became part of the family for many, while for others the freedom of the riverbank or railway platform was a haven away from the watchful eyes of parents. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812357
- ISBN
- 9780747812357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745644936
- ISBN
- 9780745644936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.42
€ 21.42
Paperback. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this work present the oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091910044
- ISBN
- 9780091910044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.63
€ 23.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176116
- ISBN
- 9780691176116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435764
- ISBN
- 9780140435764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Drawing on a rich collection of personal, national, and international studies in history education, Levesque offers a coherent and innovative way of looking at how historical expertise in the domain intersects with the 'pedagogy of history education.' Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610996
- ISBN
- 9781442610996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.67
€ 38.99
€ 37.67