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Paperback. Part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", this book covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066. It offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854032
ISBN
9780192854032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 15 color + 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219470
ISBN
9780300219470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.56

Paperback. Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; JFF; JNA; JNK; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357210
ISBN
9781900357210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. Key developments in the history of sailing explored through 100 objects. Num Pages: 224 pages, More than 100 illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472918857
ISBN
9781472918857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710305
ISBN
9780804710305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.05

Paperback. This study seeks to penetrate the roots of the Taliban movement on Afghanistan, the factors which contributed to its sudden rise to prominence, and the implications of Taliban mobilization for the stability of Afghanistan and the region. Editor(s): Maley, William. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV; JFSR2; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653608
ISBN
9781850653608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Helm Information Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903206140
ISBN
9781903206140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Paperback. This book provides a new look at the social history of the circus in the UK and Ireland. Using contemporary news reports and eyewitness accounts from both performers and audiences to create an entertaining and informative read. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 integrated images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZW; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783030491
ISBN
9781783030491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.55

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lanarkshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 105 x 1. Weight in Grams: 26. Lanarkshire Sheet 06.09a. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Lanarkshire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; HBTP1. Dimension: 207 x 105 x 1. Weight: 26.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847844507
ISBN
9781847844507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.95

Paperback. In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. This title tells the story of the fight for female education in Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b/w photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029719
ISBN
9780141029719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. In Religion and the Making of Nigeria Olufemi Vaughan examines how Christian, Muslim, and indigenous religious structures along with the legacies of British colonial rule have provided the essential social and ideological frameworks for the construction of contemporary Nigeria. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362272
ISBN
9780822362272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456. William Dampier's Voyages. 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Norris, Gerald. William Dampier (1651-1715) is the remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Drake and Captain Cook. They each circumnavigated the world once; Dampier did so three times. This book is the account of his voyages which gives a picture of this unorthodox figure in his own words. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 23. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843833642
ISBN
9781843833642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168517
ISBN
9780691168517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

paperback. Columbus undertook three voyages between 1494 and 1504, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. This book shows how the subsequent voyages illustrate the costs - political, moral, and economic. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143122104
ISBN
9780143122104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.18

Paperback. The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, soon to be a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Phoenix Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823064
ISBN
9780753823064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Foyster, Elizabeth; Marten, James. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472554703
ISBN
9781472554703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Great fun, this illustrated, fact-filled trivia guidebook to the first decade of rock & roll, breezily written (but painstakingly accurate), will take the baby boomer down a musical memory lane strewn with genuine "golden-oldies." Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069192
ISBN
9780252069192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback. This volume seeks to go far beyond specialized debates about the alleged superiority of Western traditions. The culmination of Sahlins's ethnohistorical research on Hawaii, is a reaffirmation for understanding difference. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733692
ISBN
9780226733692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of unremitting poverty, rising crime and mass unemployment. This work shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure activities. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844139231
ISBN
9781844139231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 34. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472725
ISBN
9780801472725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.52

Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
702
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393971415
ISBN
9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBTP; TBX; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 206 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024149
ISBN
9781911024149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 34.36

Paperback. Tells the triumphant and moving story of a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne family. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292949
ISBN
9780803292949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. 264 pages, 2. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Edinburgh Up
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654383
ISBN
9780748654383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.52

Paperback. Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. This introductory book explores the importance of Engels's thought and work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804662
ISBN
9780192804662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Examines and explains the waves of urbanization across Europe from the fall of the Roman empire to the dawn of the 21st century, covering the whole of Europe, north and south, east and west, and looking at urban trends, the urban economy, social developments, cultural life, and governance. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700548
ISBN
9780198700548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. An exploration of German society and its ingrained anti-semitism that demands a fundamental revision of our thinking about the years 1933-1945. The author aims to show that the perpetrators of the Holocaust were ordinary Germans who were not compelled to kill, but did so willingly and zealously. Num Pages: 656 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 472. 8vo
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0293487
ISBN
9780349107868
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784977344
ISBN
9781784977344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. This text identifies a radical shift in concepts that form the philosophical basis of modern politics, concepts such as sovereignty, nation and people - and links this philosophical transformation to cultural and economic changes in postmodern society. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006713
ISBN
9780674006713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTZ; HBWS; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467235
ISBN
9781608467235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII - what was life really like for a commoner like you or me? This is a time traveller's guide to daily life in Tudor England. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973714
ISBN
9780241973714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. A study of the evolution of an English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance. Covering 12 centuries, this is a one-volume history of the English nation, from its origins to the present. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196068
ISBN
9780631196068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HPCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350007925
ISBN
9781350007925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Series: Animalibus: Of Animals and Cultures. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; HBG; HBJD1; HBTB; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 469.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065892
ISBN
9780271065892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.75

paperback. A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 B&W, integrated. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ; HBWQ; JWXK; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474601917
ISBN
9781474601917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Unlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samurai Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 images: colour and black and white photos, engravings, line art. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804847858
ISBN
9780804847858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. A revealing account of the revolution that kick-started the Arab Spring, utilizing first-person testimony from those on the ground. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780324616
ISBN
9781780324616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Paperback.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803249
ISBN
9780747803249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. Painstakingly researched, utterly true, hilariously entertaining book documenting the unusual, hilarious, silly and downright ridiculous names that have existed in Britain in the last millennium Num Pages: 336 pages, Line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316557
ISBN
9780755316557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Including firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 73 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442242289
ISBN
9781442242289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

paperback. A history of the rise to dominance of the West, exploring the links between cultural values and military success. It studies nine major clashes between West and non-West, arguing that the West won not just because of technology, but because of its focus on individualism and democratic rights. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JFC; JFFE; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 39. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Faber Non Fiction
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216406
ISBN
9780571216406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Presidio Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986747
ISBN
9780812986747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.66

Hardback. Shipwrecks of the P&O Line Num Pages: 180 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962926
ISBN
9780750962926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970327
ISBN
9780750970327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.97

Sheet map. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402295
ISBN
9781908402295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219765
ISBN
9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Editor(s): Zachmann, Urs Matthias. Series: Edinburgh East Asian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474417167
ISBN
9781474417167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.16
€ 105.67

Paperback. Preserving on Paper is a critical edition of three seventeenth-century receipt books-handwritten manuals that included a combination of culinary recipes, medical remedies, and household tips which documented the work of women at home. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSB; HBT; MBX; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520038
ISBN
9781487520038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.19

Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195066708
ISBN
9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. A monumental work, decades in the making: the first atlas to illustrate the entire scope of the transatlantic slave trade Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 189 color maps; 5 b/w + 36 color illus.; 61 color graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 306 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212549
ISBN
9780300212549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971462
ISBN
9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294807
ISBN
9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554685
ISBN
9781781554685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. This book examines how the French Revolutionaries remade the pre-1789 system of property by removing public power from the sphere of property and excising property from the realm of sovereignty. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBTV2; LAZ; LNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199778799
ISBN
9780199778799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.39

Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 219 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839071
ISBN
9781843839071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.96

Hardback. In Partisan Journalism, Kuypers guides readers on a journey through American journalistic history, focusing on the warring notions of objectivity and partisanship. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
306
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442225930
ISBN
9781442225930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Jenni; Vice, Sue. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853039594
ISBN
9780853039594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.04

Paperback. Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 299 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471876257
ISBN
9781471876257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Illustrates the graphic history of the Nazi attempt to destroy the Jews of Europe during the Second World War. This title contains maps, text and photographs that depict the fate of the Jews between 1933 and 1945, while also setting the chronological story in the wider context of the war itself. Series: Routledge Historical Atlases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 333 black & white illustrations, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415484862
ISBN
9780415484862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Paperback. Traces the political and social saga of America as it passed through the momentous transformation of the Industrial Revolution and the settlement of the West. This title includes chapters that are focusing on immigration, labor, the great cities, and the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 442 pages, 50 photographs, 10 black and white drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814714959
ISBN
9780814714959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481871
ISBN
9780801481871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162180
ISBN
9780231162180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Explores how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process. It focuses on how various methods came to interact with practices of craftspeople to create new ways of knowing. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763293
ISBN
9780226763293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Sheet map. This map traces the entire 305-mile journey from Paddington to Penzance with descriptions of what could be seen from the window of The Cornish Riviera Express and information about the line, its construction and its use in the days of steam. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402301
ISBN
9781908402301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. The author was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. This book is about the history of the way we live. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 51. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161873
ISBN
9781784161873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. William Cobbett provides evocative descriptions of the 19th century southern English countryside, his encounters with labourers, and outbursts at the encroaching cities and sufferings of the poor. Ian Dyck places these accounts in the context of Cobbett's political and social beliefs. Num Pages: 576 pages, map, explanatory notes, further reading, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435795
ISBN
9780140435795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPHF. Category: (UA) A / AS level. .
Publisher
Connell Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911187356
ISBN
9781911187356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.08

Hardcover. Drawn from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, and based on their extremely successful exhibition of the same name, Small Lives offers an eclectic survey of Irish childhood as captured by the camera. Editor(s): O'Connor, Aoife. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Dublin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780717154623
ISBN
9780717154623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. This ethnographic analysis of violence that broke out in a South African gold mine soon after apartheid ended in 1994 shows how violence comes to be blamed on ethnic differences retrospectively-and often wrongly. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w photos, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; HBTV; JFFE; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348535
ISBN
9780822348535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. A concise guide to Oxford and its environs that looks beyond the usual remit of travel guides by considering issues such as crime and social change. The author offers insight into the culture, society and history of this much-visited city Series: Innercities Cultural Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930070
ISBN
9781909930070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Roy Stokes explores the history of famous shipwrecks off the Irish Coast. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 1QSE; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445653334
ISBN
9781445653334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354567
ISBN
9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.97

Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. The sea is becoming a favoured means of transit for criminal and terrorist activity. This book offers an analysis of maritime security in the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041003
ISBN
9781849041003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.37
€ 72.34

Hardcover. Presents an examination of the use of maps for wayfinding. This book considers maps whose makers employed the smallest of scales to envision the broadest of human stages. It looks at maps that are at the opposite end of the scale from cosmological and world maps. It shows ways in which certain maps can be linked to particular events in history. Editor(s): Akerman, James R.; Karrow, Robert W. Num Pages: 336 pages, 198 colour plates. BIC Classification: AGC; HBT; RGS; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1912.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010755
ISBN
9780226010755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.06

Paperback. A fascinating portrait of the capital's dark and criminal underbelly throughout history Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849832922
ISBN
9781849832922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Looks into the early history of the baseball game and of the 150-year-old debate about its beginnings. This title tackles one stubborn misconception after another, debunking the enduring belief that baseball descended from the English game of rounders and revealing an explanation for the notorious myth - the Abner Doubleday-Cooperstown story. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262553
ISBN
9780803262553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Hardcover. Women have had a significant presence in the circus since Patty Jones first performed in 1768 with her husband Philip Astley on the banks of the Thames. Drawing upon historical news reports and contemporary interviews, Sawdust Sisterhood explores and celebrates the intriguing lives of female performers across two centuries of circus history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ASZW; HBG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555309
ISBN
9781781555309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ohta, Alison; Rogers, Michael; Haddon, Rosalind Wade. Series: Gingko Art Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 185 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; ACBP; HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 300 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942905
ISBN
9781909942905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.54

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