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Paperback. Reveals a gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites, this title explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423302
ISBN
9780226423302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Brings together a variety of essays demonstrating the breadth of contributions that feminist theory and gender analysis make to the study of the Holocaust Editor(s): Goldenberg, Myrna; Shapiro, Amy. Num Pages: 300 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992433
ISBN
9780295992433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. Brings together a variety of essays demonstrating the breadth of contributions that feminist theory and gender analysis make to the study of the Holocaust Editor(s): Goldenberg, Myrna; Shapiro, Amy. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 18 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992426
ISBN
9780295992426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. Describes the technicalities of the work and the hardships as well as lighter moments enjoyed by the apprentices, against the backdrop of the gradual run-down of steam on the Western. Series: Working Lives S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 350. Series: Working Lives S. 128 pages, 150 b/w. Describes the technicalities of the work and the hardships as well as lighter moments enjoyed by the apprentices, against the backdrop of the gradual run-down of steam on the Western. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBTB; WGF. Dimension: 237 x 172 x 8. Weight: 350.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943108
ISBN
9781857943108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Divided into male and female sections, this dictionary provides an alphabetical listing of Muslim names in both English and Arabic. Each name has a description of its origin and meaning as well as indication of whether the name is derived from Arabic or Persian. Num Pages: 367 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2CSR; GBC; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850653578
ISBN
9781850653578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. An authoritative and enlightening guide to the origins of over 16,000 English surnames and their development over the centuries. Different forms of names are cross-referenced for ease of use. Includes a fasinating historical and linguistic introduction to the subject, and an appendix on tracing the origins of family names. Editor(s): Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed of 3. Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806635
ISBN
9780192806635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016064
ISBN
9780674016064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.09
€ 54.41

Paperback. The author and her family fled the horrors of Nazi occupation by hiding in the back of a warehouse in Amsterdam for two years with another family and a German dentist. Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, she kept a diary. Editor(s): Pressler, Mirjam; Frank, Otto. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241952443
ISBN
9780241952443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.15

Paperback. Aged thirteen when Anne Frank went into the secret annexe, Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952436
ISBN
9780241952436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

Hardcover. Presents the author as a teenage girl who fretted about and tried to cope with her own emerging sexuality and who also veered between being a carefree child and an aware adult. This title is a true story to be rediscovered by each generation. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; BGA; BJ; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 33. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919796
ISBN
9780670919796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. This is a reexamination of John Dewey's idea of schools, specifically community schools, as the best places to grow a democratic society that is based on racial, social, and economic justice. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135929
ISBN
9781592135929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Chronicles the various wars that have affected East Devon through the centuries, from the invasions of Celts and Romans, Saxons and Danes, to the First and Second World Wars. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Sutton Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750909143
ISBN
9780750909143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

hardcover. "The Book of Sports" was the royal declaration which sanctioned popular participation in traditional pastimes after church attendance on Sunday. This book takes a fresh look at the events surrounding the re-publication of the "Book of Sports" in 1633 and reassesses the role of Charles I himself in the controversy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBWE; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898560
ISBN
9780859898560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

paperback. From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. This book offers a devastating analysis of American Imperialism, drawing alarming connections between its repression of information inside the US and its aggressive empire-building abroad. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099135012
ISBN
9780099135012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.52

hardcover. Matzke reveals how Britain followed a strategy of deterrence through strengh in three historical case studies. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235144
ISBN
9780803235144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

paperback. Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272620
ISBN
9780803272620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages, 2 photo inserts + photos throughout; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 246 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812979473
ISBN
9780812979473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Brings together the work of scholars whose study of the evolution of property law in the colonies recognizes the value in locating property law and rights within the broader political, economic, and intellectual contexts of those societies. Editor(s): McLaren, Mr. John; Buck, Mr. A. R.; Wright, Ms. Nancy E. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b/w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; HBT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774810739
ISBN
9780774810739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Activity Books. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486249933
ISBN
9780486249933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Rossum, Matthias van; Kamp, Jeanette. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474215992
ISBN
9781474215992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

Hardcover. Between WWI and the Great Depression, administrators at Teachers College of Columbia University and the National Education Association (NEA) established a federal department of education and a national system of schooling. This book recounts their efforts and the resistance mounted by Catholics. Series: Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBT; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041106
ISBN
9780268041106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.20

Paperback. In this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000992
ISBN
9780226000992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. In this study Henry L. Minton traces the history of gay and lesbian emancipatory research from its early beginnings in the late 19th century to its role in challenging the mental illness model in the 1970s. He describes the accomplishments made by key researchers and mainstream sexologists. Num Pages: 344 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226530444
ISBN
9780226530444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985510
ISBN
9780141985510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

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