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Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629148
ISBN
9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48

Hardback. Puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical centre of the American counterculture Num Pages: 359 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771389
ISBN
9780814771389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.70

Hardback. Weimar was a centre of the arts during the Enlightenment. This book offers a complete history of Weimar, from its meteoric eighteenth-century rise from obscurity through its glory days of unbridled creative expression to its dark descent back into artistic insignificance under Nazi rule and, later, Soviet occupation and beyond. Num Pages: 472 pages, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170566
ISBN
9780300170566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.05

Paperback. Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jefferson (Thomas) University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943549392
ISBN
9780943549392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99

Hardback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 271 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676057
ISBN
9780199676057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.55

Paperback. The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip', from medieval mystics to Margaret Thatcher Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JF. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676064
ISBN
9780199676064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.58

Num Pages: 256 pages, 750+ color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325748
ISBN
9780764325748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.29
€ 52.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828161
ISBN
9780774828161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; ACBK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348490
ISBN
9780820348490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.07

Paperback. Hardcover, grey and white spine. 60pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macdonald & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KON0819304
ISBN
9780356025131
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126288
ISBN
9781897126288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.22

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
€ 23.09

Hardcover. Wealth in the Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Balkans demonstrates the economic and social transformations wrought by wars, state centralization, European expansion and the gradual Ottoman withdrawal from the Balkans. Editor(s): Davidova, Evguenia. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534394
ISBN
9781784534394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.92
€ 131.63

hardcover. Analyzes the processes of nation-building in nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Southeastern Europe. This work represents a coordinated interpretation based on ten varied academic cultures and traditions. Editor(s): Mishkova, Diana. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Central European University Press Hungary
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9789639776289
ISBN
9789639776289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1932
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New impression
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853451341
ISBN
9780853451341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Berman, Garry. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Santa Monica Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800329
ISBN
9781595800329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312949
ISBN
9780822312949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280779
ISBN
9780520280779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280786
ISBN
9780520280786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814721223
ISBN
9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813226163
ISBN
9780813226163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.82

Paperback. During Kaiser Wilhelm II's reign, nature gained a role of central importance to the German national experience. Using interpretive methods drawn from the history of science and science studies, the author shows how popular health and hygiene movements shaped German ideas about progress and modernity, nature, health, and the body. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807041
ISBN
9780875807041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.26

Hardcover. Draws readers into the lives of the author's subjects, showing the passion and naivete of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Mississippi Delta residents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609384
ISBN
9780815609384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352116
ISBN
9781849352116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297433
ISBN
9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.95

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: 312 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311134
ISBN
9781477311134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Hardback. A timely account of workers taking back their union Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNDV; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036378
ISBN
9780252036378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 180 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 266 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873518871
ISBN
9780873518871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.16

Paperback. Traces the trajectory of African American social movements from the time Booker T Washington to the present, providing an integrated discussion of class. This title addresses questions crucial to any understanding of Black politics. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814713181
ISBN
9780814713181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
355
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849351164
ISBN
9781849351164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552746
ISBN
9780742552746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824835477
ISBN
9780824835477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. A history of the rise and fall of the world's riches nations from China in the days of Marco Polo to the fortunes of the Vanderbilts, Astors and the contemporary world of Sony, Intel and modern China. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1QFH; HBTB; KCL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472139009
ISBN
9781472139009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Describes and analyzes the battles over the powerful medium of radio, which helped spark the massive upsurge of organized labor during the Depression. Organized chronologically, this work explores the advent of local labor radio stations such as WCFL and WEVD, labor's anti-censorship campaigns, and unionist experiments with early FM broadcasting. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073649
ISBN
9780252073649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. Karin Amimoto Ingersoll uses her concept of seascape epistemology to articulate an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean that can provide the means for generating an alternative indigenous politics and ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTB; HPK; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362128
ISBN
9780822362128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.00

Paperback. Karin Amimoto Ingersoll uses her concept of seascape epistemology to articulate an indigenous Hawaiian way of knowing founded on a sensorial, intellectual, and embodied literacy of the ocean that can provide the means for generating an alternative indigenous politics and ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBTB; HPK; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362340
ISBN
9780822362340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

Hardback. Series: International Library of Human Geography. Num Pages: 392 pages, 52 bw integrated, 14 colour in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764719
ISBN
9781780764719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.92
€ 133.60

paperback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801893063
ISBN
9780801893063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.39

Hardback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801893056
ISBN
9780801893056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.17

Paperback. The third book from Waterford Whispers News, Ireland's leading satirical newspaper, Waterford Whispers News brings you brand new stories as well as all WWN's best bits. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Blackstaff Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0000528
ISBN
9780856409882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 193 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616. A History of Wine-distilling and Spirits from 500 BC to AD 2000. 300 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. A history of distilling in the Middle East and Europe from the earliest experiments by the Pythagorean alchemists of Ptolomaic Egypt to the commercial production of spirits in the British Isles. This work includes the manufacture of spiritous liquors such as whisky, gin, and others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Dimension: 229 x 193 x 28. Weight: 604.
Publisher
Prospect Books (UK)
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018460
ISBN
9781903018460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.75

Paperback. The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. This title contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle - two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006260
ISBN
9780691006260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837635096
ISBN
9783837635096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 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

€ 35.74

Paperback. Telling the history of the development of scientific racism, white nationalism, and segregationist philanthropy in the US and South Africa in the early twentieth century, this book focuses on the American Carnegie Corporation's study of race in South Africa, the Poor White Study, and its influence on the creation of apartheid. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280878
ISBN
9780520280878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

hardcover. * Shuns the heroics portrayed by Hollywood * Fussell concentrates on the human factor in World War II * Examines the everyday life British and American people experienced on the home and battle fronts Num Pages: 350 pages, halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing v. light shelf wear, otherwise very good-like new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032031
ISBN
9780195037975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Paperback. The definitive account of life on the Home Front during the Second World War, which was published in 2004 to universal critical acclaim. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16pp b/w, 8pp colour, 24 integrated chapter-opener illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
REVIEW (HEADLINE)
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755310289
ISBN
9780755310289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. The first dedicated study of the treaty process that dominated inter-war navies. A readable summary of the political, economic and strategic background with detailed analysis of warship design in all major navies. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473852730
ISBN
9781473852730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. Bela Kiraly recounts his personal experiences of war, revolution, and regime change during a volatile century. Forced to become a professional officer, he rose to the position of commander in chief of Hungary's National Guard in the 1956 revolution and emigrated to the United States following Soviet suppression. Num Pages: 568 pages, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBW; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335799
ISBN
9780880335799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.92

Paperback. This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offering a solid perspective on the Independence period, The Wars of Independence is an excellent text for Latin American survey courses and courses focusing on the colonial era. Editor(s): Archer, Christon. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024693
ISBN
9780842024693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Hardback. This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offering a solid perspective on the Independence period, The Wars of Independence is an excellent text for Latin American survey courses and courses focusing on the colonial era. Editor(s): Archer, Christon. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024686
ISBN
9780842024686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.63

Paperback. Reveals the various propaganda campaigns sent out by the US during the Cold War. This title shows all the shady ways in which our government spent billions of dollars dedicated to an exaggerated version of the truth and how President Reagan used this to deceive and lie to the Soviets. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPSH; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611455168
ISBN
9781611455168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650135
ISBN
9780691650135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.23

Paperback. Warfare State shows how the federal government, in the course of World War II, vastly expanded its influence over American society. Equally important, it looks at how and why Americans adapted to this expansion of authority. Num Pages: 346 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199930357
ISBN
9780199930357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, 15 charts. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479625
ISBN
9780801479625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, 15 charts. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453175
ISBN
9780801453175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Hardcover. Differences among religious communities have motivated - and continue to motivate - many of the deadliest conflicts in human history. But how did political power and organized religion become so thoroughly intertwined? This book focuses on the "big three monotheisms" - Judaism, Islam, and Christianity - to consider such questions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBTB; HRAM2; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226388434
ISBN
9780226388434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.15

Paperback. 'Levene achieves an impressive critical distance from his subject, and this will possibly place his work among the more authoritative interpretations in the long run .. An immensely valuable book.' Michael Berkowitz, AJS Review Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New in paperback
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906764012
ISBN
9781906764012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; DSB; HBTZ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670970
ISBN
9780816670970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993498
ISBN
9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Although by twentieth-century standards the number of victims was small, the Victorian public saw 'the Indian Mutiny' of 1857-59 as an epochal event. This book seeks to discover why. It offers a view of this episode - and of Victorian imperialist culture more generally - at odds with the standard formulations of postcolonial scholarship. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5; HBTQ; HBTV; JWXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143309
ISBN
9780691143309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667838
ISBN
9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393591
ISBN
9781610393591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Topics include land and sea warfare from the Renaissance to the neoclassical age; the Anglo-American military tradition; the French Revolution and Napoleon; the Industrial Revolution and war; and the First and Second World Wars and their aftermath. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864452
ISBN
9780801864452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.61

Paperback. This volume explores the relationship between war, technology and modern society over the course of the last several centuries. Editor(s): Jensen, Robert; Wiest, Andrew. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBT; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742518
ISBN
9780814742518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Paperback. An updated new edition of Michael Howard's classic history of war in European history, from medieval times to the 21st century, showing how the changing face of war has shaped the wider course of the continent's history over the last millennium. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199546190
ISBN
9780199546190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.07

Paperback.
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
English Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845202453
ISBN
9781845202453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.28

Hardback. This book examines the experiences of the millions of service dependents created by total war, particularly those of men taken captive in both Europe and the Far East. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables|Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078545
ISBN
9780719078545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.78

Paperback. Warfare was only one form of the violence that had a profound impact on Archaic and Classical Greek society, literature and government. This important series of thirteen papers, from a seminar held in London in 1998, places private and public conflict within its wider context. Editor(s): Wees, Hans van. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125340
ISBN
9781905125340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. Editor(s): Rich, John; Shipley, Graham. Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415121668
ISBN
9780415121668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. The War for Independence promised liberty, the opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought disappointment, misery, and mourning. This book presents essays that investigate the diverse experiences of Americans from North to South, coast to backcountry, and white townsfolk to African American slaves. Editor(s): Resch, John; Sargent, Walter. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806143
ISBN
9780875806143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Paperback. Exposes the fact that slavery remains widespread in Sudan and is not grounded in the current civil war but on old prejudices between the Muslim north and the Christian south. "A shocking account of Sudanese slavery."-Crime & Justice International Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812217629
ISBN
9780812217629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Newitt, Professor Malyn. Series: Lost & Found: Classic Travel Writing S. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 133. .
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955696
ISBN
9781904955696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.24

Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619064
ISBN
9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.76

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

Hardback. An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. This book presents a study of this type of Christian poverty and the challenge it posed for episcopal authority and the promotion of monasticism in late antiquity. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HRCC1; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233249
ISBN
9780520233249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87

Paperback. In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. This is an essay about his cemetery, eyewitness accounts of Benjamin's border travails, and the circumstances of his demise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790046
ISBN
9780226790046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. A history of the Walsall leather industry Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752427935
ISBN
9780752427935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Drawing on Russia's Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, this book reveals: the role of Morgan banking executives in funneling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; and, more. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTV4; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430. The Remarkable True Story of the American Capitalists Who Financed the Russian Communists. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Drawing on Russia's Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, this book reveals: the role of Morgan banking executives in funneling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; and, more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTV4; KCZ. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570355
ISBN
9781905570355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

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