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Paperback. This book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action. Editor(s): Hilton, Matthew; McKay, James. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 208 pages, one illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264829
- ISBN
- 9780197264829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.92
€ 28.92
Hardcover. New.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Translation from the French
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781873590621
- ISBN
- 9781873590621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Hardcover. Are you fed up with the nonstop attacks on Israel that reek of double standards and hatred? With the duplicity of the Western media? There comes a point when we stop and say, Enough. We will no longer tolerate anti-Israel lies. We will stand up for Israel and truth. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298836
- ISBN
- 9789652298836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.77
€ 24.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. A pictorial history of the working life of Faversham over the last century and more. Series: At Work. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445668901
- ISBN
- 9781445668901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.96
€ 26.96
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459585
- ISBN
- 9780752459585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. The fascinating story of one of England's darkest times. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210. The Persecution of Witches in England. 224 pages, 100 Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Dimension: 128 x 199 x 14. Weight: 214.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445608617
- ISBN
- 9781445608617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. An irreverent trip through American culture by a critic who "cracks jokes as easily as one would crack walnut shells" (Washington Post). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349405
- ISBN
- 9780393349405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.55
€ 24.99
€ 21.55
Hardcover. Hardcover, orange spine, small book. Cover is slightly stained. Stamp and date on ffep, foxing on some pages. 94pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Nauical Publishing Company Lymington, Hants
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- SKU
- KON0819173
- ISBN
- 9780245597053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780563
- ISBN
- 9781783780563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Paperback. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 153 x 3. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747805281
- ISBN
- 9780747805281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Hardcover. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Series: Scrapbook S. Num Pages: 62 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1016. Series: Scrapbook S. 62 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBTB. Dimension: 296 x 420 x 13. Weight: 1030.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795429
- ISBN
- 9780954795429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. This work, on the internal dynamics of West Point, dissects and evaluates the curriculum and administration, and the social, military and bureaucratic aspects of the school. It provides a guide to the ideas and practices of military education before the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Kent State Univ Pr
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- KST0009928
- ISBN
- 9780873386128
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1052. 64 pages, colour illustrations. A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBTB. Dimension: 385 x 275 x 14. Weight: 1098.
- Publisher
- Pi Global Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954795450
- ISBN
- 9780954795450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. In December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. This work tells the story of the routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and White photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180. 8vo. Very good former library copy with neat labels inside front cover
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0295579
- ISBN
- 9781862078857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Dates is an informative and enjoyable account of the date and the date palm, following its journey from ancient Mesopotamia to the places where it is cultivated today. Dates is interwoven with stories, anecdotes and humour, and explores date etymology, history, culture, religion, myth and legend. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 102 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897961
- ISBN
- 9781861897961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. This book presents the results of new research on the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow and their churches. The authors examine the effect of their buildings and estates on the surrounding region from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. They trace these relationships back through time with new studies of the changing landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; HBTP; HDL; HRCC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909291133
- ISBN
- 9781909291133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Illustrated throughout, this classic study traces the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from their origins and legendary pre-history to the triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801340
- ISBN
- 9780192801340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. The story in words and pictures of Holland America Line's Art Deco masterpiece. Num Pages: 128 pages, 190. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650487
- ISBN
- 9781445650487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Paperback. Offers an analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India that explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516. State Medicine and Epidemic Disease in Nineteenth-Century India. 368 pages, Ill. Offers an analysis of medicine and disease in colonial India that explores the vital role of the state in medical and public health activities, arguing that Western medicine became a critical battleground between the colonized and the colonizers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBTB; JHM; MBP. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 13. Weight: 528.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082953
- ISBN
- 9780520082953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062221407
- ISBN
- 9780062221407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.98
€ 17.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Examines the historiography of The Beatles, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: the semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout!" narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476662664
- ISBN
- 9781476662664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Hardcover. A comprehensive study of Iceland's social and historical development, from tiny fishing settlements to a global economic power. It is of interest to those studying this most enigmatic of islands, and also to those interested in cultural and social history as a whole. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896612
- ISBN
- 9781861896612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 838. 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight: 836.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861265104
- ISBN
- 9781861265104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
€ 33.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you've read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here.' Sebastian Faulks, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877979
- ISBN
- 9781848877979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39