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Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. It presents the raw and vivid testimonies and recollections from combat veterans, family members, conscientious objectors, Bush administration officials, Iraqi leaders, and many others, forming a gripping and moving portrait of the war. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTD; HBWS5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230601550
ISBN
9780230601550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.07
€ 59.56

Paperback. This text is a thorough history of the traffic in psychoactive substances. It brings wide research, reasoned judgment, and dry humour to a subject prone to ill-informed and overheated discussions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010031
ISBN
9780674010031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.53

Hardcover. This text reveals that ideas on race crossed racial boundaries in a process that produced not only well-known theories of biological racism but also countertheories that were early expressions of cultural relativism, cultural pluralism and latter-day Afrocentrism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009462
ISBN
9780674009462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846705
ISBN
9780226846705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. American Indian Politics and the American Political System remains the definitive source on the structure of indigenous governments and their international relations. The text analyzes the challenges facing Indigenous nations as they develop new and innovative strategies to defend and demand recognition of their national character and rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252646
ISBN
9781442252646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.93

Paperback. Since its creation in 1894 by Joseph Snell Wood, the Society of Women Writers & Journalists has attracted the company of many famous women writers, journalists, poets and playwrights. This title reveals the long and fascinating history of the Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451596
ISBN
9780752451596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world. This book features historical themes including Brian Harrison and Dominic Sandbrook on the 1960s and Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Churchill and the Jews. Editor(s): Louis, Roger. Num Pages: 388 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851535
ISBN
9781848851535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Hardback. Geography and the Classical World explores the emergence of classical geography,particularly the ancient Greek and Roman world. At its inception, the subject flourished in Britain and America.But in the 1920s it declined and an important tradition was lost. In recovering it, Professor Koelsch has written an outstanding scholarly work. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 42. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760643
ISBN
9781780760643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

paperback. "Magnificent.. the best work of economic and business history I've ever read."-Paul Krugman Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Number of pages
556
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393308730
ISBN
9780393308730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Northamptonshire Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Phillimore & Co.
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850331646
ISBN
9780850331646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624331
ISBN
9780748624331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.70

Hardcover. Henry Lansdell was one of the great travellers of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBJF1; HBTP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1040
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538101
ISBN
9781784538101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 371.92

Hardcover. Charles Downing provides one of the first detailed descriptions of life in China by a western visitor. Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1016
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535865
ISBN
9781784535865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 375.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
325
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501365
ISBN
9781487501365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31
€ 30.58

Hardback. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 49 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854963
ISBN
9781848854963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 135.20

Paperback. All in the Family Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBTB; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950664
ISBN
9780750950664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. 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: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645206
ISBN
9780748645206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. Hope and Glory Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; 1QFC; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750935401
ISBN
9780750935401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Four companies - John Hargreaves, George Hargreaves, Brooks & Pickip and the Cliviger Coal Co - dominated coalmining in the North East Lancashire area and between them sank many pits. This title the story of those pits, of those who sunk and financed them, and of those who toiled, laboured, even perished, within their depths. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752428031
ISBN
9780752428031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. The first collection of essays to bring together Deleuzian philosophy and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Bignall, Simone; Patton, Paul. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637003
ISBN
9780748637003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.70

Hardback. Videogames are one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant, not to mention pervasive, media forms. This guide provides a map of the most important games since the 1960s. It is aimed at both novices and acolytes alike as it journeys through the interesting, innovative and entertaining titles of the videogames. Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571611
ISBN
9781844571611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 84.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437224
ISBN
9780752437224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649332
ISBN
9781860649332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 64.10

Hardback. Offers a look at the history of our relationship with food, from Galen in the first century AD declaring that fruit was the worst kind of food to eat, to John Kellogg's belief that eating whole grain cereals would prevent masturbation and bring people closer to God. This title analyses our changing attitudes towards food. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948692
ISBN
9780750948692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

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