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Hardback. A kaleidoscopic picture of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781852545
- ISBN
- 9781781852545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141013985
- ISBN
- 9780141013985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011000
- ISBN
- 9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 1QSM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579199
- ISBN
- 9780907579199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states. Series: A Centennial book. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085053
- ISBN
- 9780520085053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Preeminent historian Stanley Weintraub's compelling history of perhaps the most remarkable holiday season in twentieth-century history--December 1941 Num Pages: 224 pages, More than 20 photos and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 5HC; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Cambridge, MA
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306821530
- ISBN
- 9780306821530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Paperback. 155 pristine negatives recently turned up in some forgotten storage. They were taken while the Wild West show was on tour between 1900 and 1905 by cowboy/amateur photographer Harry Bock. This is a photo documentary without parallel and offers western, historical, and tent show buffs a visual look back in time with exceptional detail and clarity. Num Pages: 128 pages, 155 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AC; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404375
- ISBN
- 9780887404375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.18
€ 25.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Guide to the landscapes of poverty in Britain, their historic monuments and their secret geography Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045841
- ISBN
- 9781849045841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.68
€ 19.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324326
- ISBN
- 9780226324326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.34
€ 20.99
€ 18.34
Hardcover. This volume focuses on the interconnected formations of patrimonialism, colonialism/empire and capitalism. The articles show that patrimonial practices, which often form the backbone of empire, are present throughout history, including in global capitalist modernity. Editor(s): Charrad, Mounira Maya; Adams, Julia P. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784417581
- ISBN
- 9781784417581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Paperback. Editor(s): McNulty, Eugene; Ni Ghairbhi, Roisin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; AN; DD; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- GILL & MAC MILLAN
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716531661
- ISBN
- 9780716531661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.84
€ 25.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607825
- ISBN
- 9780691607825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.46
€ 53.24
€ 42.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636344
- ISBN
- 9780691636344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95€ 98.01
€ 128.95
€ 98.01
Paperback. Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past. With no two quite the same, each example hints both at the story of the particular household in which it was produced and at a larger piece of social history. This book offers an introduction to an important aspect of British domestic history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 b/w; 60 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFWH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812418
- ISBN
- 9780747812418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. Explores the story of how the Spanish priests and missionaries of Catholic church in post-conquest Peru systematically attempted to incarnate Christianity in Quechua. This book examines historical contexts of Christian writing in Quechua; and the role Andean religious images were given in creating a syncretic Christian-Andean iconography of God. Series: History, Languages and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JB; 3JD; CF; HBTQ; HBTR; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025915
- ISBN
- 9780268025915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.36
€ 51.99
€ 46.36
Hardback. Exploding the myth that Marco Polo discovered pasta in China and brought it back to Italy, this volume shows that pasta has existed in various forms throughout Middle Eastern, Asian, and even North African culinary cultures long before its appearance in the West. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; TDCT; WBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124423
- ISBN
- 9780231124423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. The third volume of the Past Times of Macclesfield; a collection of local history newspaper columns by celebrated local historian Dorothy Bentley Smith. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658216
- ISBN
- 9781445658216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
Hardcover. Moving through five historic periods, this book presents the story of New Mexico's book artists and their dedication to a timeless craft. It profiles 29 presses and artists including Gustave Baumann, Willard Clark, and Linnea Gentry. It is a companion to 'Lasting Impressions' exhibition on display at the Palace of the Governors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AGB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134795
- ISBN
- 9780890134795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.40
€ 47.99
€ 34.40
Paperback. In the last three decades, the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has commanded the close scrutiny of scholars. These studies have focused on the political repression, human rights abuses, debt-driven growth model, and crony capitalism that defined Marcos' so-called Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. Series: Research in International Studies - Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896803121
- ISBN
- 9780896803121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. In the last three decades, the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has commanded the close scrutiny of scholars. These studies have focused on the political repression, human rights abuses, debt-driven growth model, and crony capitalism that defined Marcos' so-called Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. Series: Research in International Studies - Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896803114
- ISBN
- 9780896803114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.63
€ 76.63
Paperback. Reprint of a classic work in folklore and literature by a famous scholar. Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBTB; HBTG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1201.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209870
- ISBN
- 9780253209870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.09
€ 37.99
€ 34.09
Hardback. More than twelve million immigrants, many of them children, passed through Ellis Island's gates between 1892 and 1954. Children also came through the "Guardian of the Western Gate," the detention center on Angel Island in California that was designed to keep Chinese immigrants out of the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b&w photos, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972963
- ISBN
- 9781597972963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Hardback. Pascual de Gayangos (1809-1897), celebrated Spanish Orientalist and polymath, is recognised as the father of the modern school of Arabic studies in Spain. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth Editor(s): Alvarez Millan, Cristina; Heide, Claudia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635474
- ISBN
- 9780748635474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.39€ 108.37
€ 112.39
€ 108.37
Paperback. A superb pictorial history of this iconic boatyard at St.Just in Cornwall Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBT; WGGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554012
- ISBN
- 9781781554012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.48
€ 19.99
€ 15.48