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Paperback. At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass migration in history began, as Muslims fled north and Hindus fled south, and Britain's role as an imperial power came to an end. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950401
ISBN
9780241950401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Hardback. Victorian Britain is often considered as the high point of 'laissez-faire', the place and the time when people were most 'free' to make their own lives without the aid or interference of the State. This book, by historians of state and society, asks to what extent that was true and, to the extent that it was, how it worked. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199271337
ISBN
9780199271337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.67

Paperback. This analysis of the failure of efforts to achieve liberal reform in Egypt following its independence from Great Britain in 1922 has implications for modern-day nation-building efforts in the Mideast. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338383
ISBN
9780822338383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Shedding light on a fundamental tension in liberal theory, this book reaches beyond post-colonial studies to revise the reader's conception of Britain's 19th-century grand liberal tradition and the conception of experience with which it is associated. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226518824
ISBN
9780226518824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTQ; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455200
ISBN
9781845455200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardcover. In this state-of-the-field anthology, leading scholars in the fields of European imperial history and intellectual history explore the nature of European imperialism during the 'long nineteenth century', scrutinizing the exact relationship between the various forms of liberalism in Europe and the various imperial projects of Europe. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Matthew P. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137019967
ISBN
9781137019967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.71
€ 46.48

Paperback. An important contribution to Indian ethnohistory and to the literature of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second Edition, Bicentennial
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803289901
ISBN
9780803289901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. A readable, popular history of package holidays from the 1950s to the present day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647845
ISBN
9781445647845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Jennifer Worth's bestselling books not only inspired the BBC's CALL THE MIDWIFE, but also a deluge of letters as readers shared their own stories. Also includes previously unpublished photos and journal entries by Jennifer, along with a foreword by Miranda Hart and an introduction by the Worth family. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224640
ISBN
9781780224640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811960
ISBN
9781554811960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645759
ISBN
9780691645759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.75
€ 127.18

Paperback. Elinore Pruitt Stewart, a widow and mother who washed clothes for a living in Denver, planned to work as a housekeeper for some rancher while learning all she would need to know about homesteading a place for herself. This title presents letters written from time of her arrival until 1913. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803251939
ISBN
9780803251939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. In this account of the earliest days of settlement in the West, William Wallace conveys a sense of unspoken courage--the courage that was needed to make a fresh start in a strange new land. Editor(s): Wallace, William; Coates, Ken; Morrison, Bill. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Regina Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774087
ISBN
9780889774087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.28

Hardcover. Makes the social practice and the existing textual specimens of personal Chinese letter-writing fully visible for the first time Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992778
ISBN
9780295992778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Paperback. Makes the social practice and the existing textual specimens of personal Chinese letter-writing fully visible for the first time Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992785
ISBN
9780295992785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardcover. On Platform One of Paddington Station in London, there is a statue of an unknown soldier; he's reading a letter. On the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of war everyone in the country was invited to take a moment and write that letter. A selection of those letters are published here, in a new kind of war memorial - one made only of words. Editor(s): Pullinger, Kate; Bartlett, Neil. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJF; 3JMG; HBTD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0009802
ISBN
9780008116842
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Incontrovertible evidence of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the state in dozens of murders in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 444. Good copy showing some signs of wear and aging. Light spotting to page edges. Text remains unaffected and is clean and crisp throughout
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mercier Press Cork
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024921
ISBN
9781781171882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

paperback. Incontrovertible evidence of collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and the state in dozens of murders in Northern Ireland. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mercier Press Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781781171882
ISBN
9781781171882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188492
ISBN
9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334986
ISBN
9781785334986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298485
ISBN
9789652298485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630062
ISBN
9781442630062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 30 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 61 x 3. Weight in Grams: 48.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
30
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462162
ISBN
9781608462162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; PSVW7; WB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780465052745
ISBN
9780465052745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.75

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