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Paperback. From the 17th century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and the conflicts over the Confederate flag, this book presents a portrait of southern identity, in the blend of history, literature, and culture. It explains how the South first came to be seen and then came to see itself as a region apart from the rest of America. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315813
ISBN
9780195315813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437618
ISBN
9780801437618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029148
ISBN
9780842029148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.30

Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018266
ISBN
9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857897688
ISBN
9780857897688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.33

Hardcover. From the Model T to the SUV, this title reveals that our vexed relationship with the automobile is nothing new - in fact, debates over whether cars are forces of good or evil in our world have raged for over a century, ever since the automobile was invented. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467412
ISBN
9780226467412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. From the Model T to the SUV, this title reveals that our vexed relationship with the automobile is nothing new - in fact, debates over whether cars are forces of good or evil in our world have raged for over a century, ever since the automobile was invented. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467290
ISBN
9780226467290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. A lively look at the ghosts of old New York's nightlife Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727638
ISBN
9780814727638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Hardcover. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Num Pages: 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 838. 160 pages, 160 colour photographs, 44 line drawings. This title covers the history of automata and mechanical toys, including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the 18th and 19th centuries, to contemporary automata. Also included is advice on how to get started; tools and materials required; and techniques. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WFH. Dimension: 270 x 226 x 15. Weight: 836.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861265104
ISBN
9781861265104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169677
ISBN
9780231169677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

paperback. Daniel Hobbins argues for a new understanding of Jean Gerson as a public intellectual and a man of letters and publicist, actively managing the diffusion of his works in a period of rapid expansion in written culture. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222746
ISBN
9780812222746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. Cover is slightly stained. 42pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Authentik Language Learning Resources Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KON0819592
ISBN
9781871730036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235763
ISBN
9781922235763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.32

Paperback. The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today. This volume explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522867879
ISBN
9780522867879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.00

Hardcover. The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today. This volume explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522869545
ISBN
9780522869545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.70

paperback. The groundbreaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the coming of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never before Series: Tales of a New Jerusalem. Num Pages: 704 pages, B&W Inserts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 532. Series: Tales of a New Jerusalem. 704 pages, B&W Inserts. The groundbreaking series that will tell the story of Britain from VE Day in 1945 to the coming of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 as never before. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 46. Weight: 518.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747599234
ISBN
9780747599234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781688045
ISBN
9781781688045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.20

Paperback. Illustrated with some 250 photgraphs together with detailed captions and accompanying text, this is a pictorial record of the death camp at Auschwitz. The images show how people lived, worked and died there. The book also looks at the men who conceived and constructed the camp, and at its role as a source of labour. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 9. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840720
ISBN
9781848840720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. When Hitler announced that the result of the war in Europe would be "the complete annihilation of the Jews" before an enormous crowd in Berlin, the Allies heard, but, astonishingly, they did not listen. First-hand reports of the death camps were ignored by the allies. This book explains why. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712668064
ISBN
9780712668064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. A fine collection of rare contemporary and modern day images, many never before published of the Auschwitz Birkenau complex. Num Pages: 170 pages, 300 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJCR; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473856875
ISBN
9781473856875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.67

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