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Hardcover. The welfare state arouses controversy whether attention is focused on its recent past or future development. Experts in welfare history draw together research in essays in this work, combining broad policy surveys and detailed case studies. Editor(s): Fawcett, Helen; Lowe, Rodney. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333675137
ISBN
9780333675137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 282.46

Paperback. Deals with the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark, dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BT; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099542186
ISBN
9780099542186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Jewish art and material culture are the subjects of this unique volume presented in memory of a truly profound thinker and scholar, Professor Stephen S. Kayser. A CROWN FOR A KING brings together scholars from Israel, the U.S. and Europe writing on a wide range of Professor Kayser's interests. Editor(s): Kayser, Stephen S.; Fine, Steven; Kramer, William M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Gefen Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292117
ISBN
9789652292117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.82
€ 44.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCA; JMTH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509848027
ISBN
9781509848027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; BM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340963579
ISBN
9780340963579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover. The Irish Times literary editor Fintan O'Toole selects 100 objects to narrate a history of Ireland. Num Pages: 250 pages, colour illustrations, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908996152
ISBN
9781908996152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 22.92

paperback. Presents an account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, this book shows the lives of a cast of village characters. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140137002
ISBN
9780140137002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. This book identifies two basic virtues of truth, accuracy and sincerity. It describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asks what ideas can make best sense of them. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117911
ISBN
9780691117911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.07

Paperback. Explains how as a result of British efforts to eradicate opium, the Chinese turned from the relatively benign use of that drug to heroin, morphine, cocaine, and countless other psychoactive substances Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044721
ISBN
9781849044721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This chronicles the interrelation of gender, class and race which shaped British imperialism and, subsequently, its bloody dismantling. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415908900
ISBN
9780415908900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Paperback. * This is a new addition to Polity s highly successful What is History series. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652696
ISBN
9780745652696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.76

Paperback. Uncovering one of the world's greatest civilisations Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197906
ISBN
9781841197906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. British and Irish had 'got used to' a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror. At the heart of that campaign lies one man: Gerry Adams. How did a man who condoned atrocities that resulted in numbers of civilian deaths also become the guiding light behind the peace process? Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBT; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 550.
Edition
Second Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028767
ISBN
9780141028767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572410183
ISBN
9781572410183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR; JHBA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336180
ISBN
9781349336180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Paperback. A new, wide-ranging book from the acclaimed author of The Serpent's Promise and Darwin's Island Num Pages: 384 pages, Integrated photos - on chapter openers. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTV2; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705940
ISBN
9781408705940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167161
ISBN
9780231167161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. An entirely new account of the transformation of the imperial order after World War I, recovering the crucial role of the League of Nations in setting up international governance of colonial territories seized from the defeated powers, and showing how the actions of the League shaped the modern world of nation states. Num Pages: 592 pages, numerous black and white images and maps. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBTQ; HBTR; JPSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743491
ISBN
9780198743491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Hardcover. Brenda Ralph Lewis presents an informative overview of how kings and queens came about and of the many forces that have shaped the identity of monarchy and in many cases caused its downfall. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Sutton Pub Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750929738
ISBN
9780750929738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Turning his back on neoliberalism at the moment that its advocates were in their pomp, trumpeting 'the end of history' and the supposedly unstoppable spread of liberal values across the globe, Gray's was a lone voice of scepticism. The thinking he criticised here would lead ultimately to the invasion of Iraq. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415424042
ISBN
9780415424042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; MZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756390
ISBN
9781876756390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Paperback. Concentrates on the Bute West, Bute East and Roath Docks, from their beginnings in the 1840s, through the boom years of the 1950s and '60s to the period of redevelopment and modernisation. This book includes 300 photographs and maps. Series: Maritime Heritage S. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943054
ISBN
9781857943054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Guide to East Cornwall mines of the UNESCO-designated Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Illustrator(s): Gamble, Barry. Series: Pocket Cornwall. Num Pages: 112 pages, 139 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTK; HDT; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204. Gwennap to the Tamar. Series: Pocket Cornwall. 112 pages, 139 colour photographs. Illustrator(s): Gamble, Barry. Guide to East Cornwall mines of the UNESCO-designated Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTK; HDT; KNAT. Dimension: 150 x 153 x 11. Weight: 206.
Publisher
Alison Hodge
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906720820
ISBN
9780906720820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403991188
ISBN
9781403991188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.14

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