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Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140935
ISBN
9780231140935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140928
ISBN
9780231140928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Cannibalism is one of the oldest and deepest seated taboos. This work provides a lively and easily digestible account from the earliest incidents through to the modern day. It includes ritual cannibalism in primitive societies; cases in mythology, literature and fairy tales and contemporary figures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 illusrations. BIC Classification: BTC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750943734
ISBN
9780750943734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. This book focuses on these events. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141982472
ISBN
9780141982472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. With the closure of the coalmines around East Lancashire went a comradeship that few other industries could ever boast. The dry and dusty coal seams with death and danger ever present are but a memory for those whose recollections contribute to this collection. In this book, former coal miners recall their time spent labouring in the local mines. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446240
ISBN
9780752446240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. During the Second World War, East Kent was at the forefront of the defence of the United Kingdom. In 1940 the ports of Dover, Ramsgate, Folkestone and Margate took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, while airfields such as Manston, Hawkinge and Lympne were active in refuelling aircraft involved in the Battle of Britain. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750907743
ISBN
9780750907743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
First
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558392
ISBN
9781904558392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Offers a history of the early modern Jewish experience. From Krakow and Venice to Amsterdam and Smyrna, this title examines the historical and cultural factors unique to Jewish communities throughout Europe, and how these distinctions played out amidst the rest of society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152882
ISBN
9780691152882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295839
ISBN
9781935295839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. "Early Eighteenth-century Britain: 1700-1729". Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808374
ISBN
9780747808374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734996
ISBN
9780226734996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of 'The Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, France. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
GOST Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910401156
ISBN
9781910401156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Hardback. Chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine's worst enemy: phylloxera. This title describes the biological and economic disaster that unfolded when a tiny, root-sucking insect invaded the south of France in the 1860s, spread throughout Europe, and journeyed across oceans to Africa, South America, Australia, and California. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; TVP; TVSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265486
ISBN
9780520265486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 65.15

Paperback. Goodpaster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801862939
ISBN
9780801862939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. The 2009 quadricentennial celebrations commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson will also spotlight one of our deepest and most enduring national legacies. This book takes needed stock of the remarkable past created by the settlers of New Netherlands. Editor(s): Panetta, Roger. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230402
ISBN
9780823230402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 58.58

Paperback. A collection of old photographs and memorabilia relating to Durham city. It focuses on the city's inhabitants at work and play, between the 1860s and the 1960s. It includes over two hundred photographs that create a record of trades, transport, festivities, military matters, street scenes, royal visits, sport and leisure. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750907088
ISBN
9780750907088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362524
ISBN
9780822362524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362678
ISBN
9780822362678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. The story of how 700 small privately-owned vessels helped to save 338,226 British and French soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647500
ISBN
9781445647500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. A fascinating look at some of the methods and instruments used for punishment and interrogation - not for the faint-hearted! Num Pages: 24 pages, 66ill.(43col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 2. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853729143
ISBN
9780853729143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.10

Paperback. A comprehensive guide for visitors and locals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 156 x 10. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745199
ISBN
9781910745199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. This title examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 86 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811435
ISBN
9780747811435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardcover. Ten of Britain's non-royal Duchesses speak candidly about their role and their lives in the 21st century, an era when privilege is an unpopular concept Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 249 x 19. Weight in Grams: 974.
Publisher
BLINK
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905825851
ISBN
9781905825851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.72

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