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Paperback. Today, cohabiting relationships account for most births outside marriage. But what was the situation in earlier centuries? Bringing together leading historians, demographers and lawyers, this interdisciplinary collection draws on a wide range of sources to examine the changing context of non-marital child-bearing in England and Wales since 1600. Editor(s): Probert, Rebecca. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349484553
ISBN
9781349484553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Paperback. Originally published in English in 1935. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632202963
ISBN
9781632202963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.98

Paperback. A fascinating full-colour history of coffee, the world's favourite drink Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648392
ISBN
9781445648392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; TNFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845589
ISBN
9781848845589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268703
ISBN
9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; 3JM; BT; HBTZ; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 259 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Archipelago Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671534
ISBN
9780914671534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Hieatt, Constance B. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018842
ISBN
9781903018842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. Cocaine has started wars, prompted invasions, embarrassed politicians, toppled governments, filled prisons, created billionaires, fuelled parties, bankrupted countries and taken thousands of lives. This study examines the history of this drug. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Publication date
2002
SKU
KIN0036218
ISBN
9780753506271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

COBRA! is a fully documented history of Bell Aircraft Corporation and their piston engine fighters built during the Great Depression and through World War II. Num Pages: 336 pages, over 700 b/w and color photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1916.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409110
ISBN
9780887409110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 49.20

Hardback. Charts the story of one of Suffolk's most significant families by uncovering the extraordinary breadth of the family's interests and geographical reach across five continents. Num Pages: 283 pages, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 252 x 25. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839545
ISBN
9781843839545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.06

Paperback. Cover is slightly discoloured. 64pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Kandy Publications Ltd Kent
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
8th Revised edition
SKU
KON0819345
ISBN
9780853090090
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Coal has transformed societies, shaped the fate of nations, launched empires, and triggered wars. It fuelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain, propelling the rise of a small rural kingdom into the greatest commercial empire in the world. This book explores the profound role coal has played in human history and continues to play in the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNBC; RBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099478843
ISBN
9780099478843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. An illustrated history of Britain s coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them, which will appeal to those interested in the Industrial Revolution and social history." Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 35 b/w; 31 Col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784421205
ISBN
9781784421205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Hardcover. This in-depth study examines the discrepancies between American history, where Coacoochee was a background figure, and Seminole tradition, where he stands as a warrior and diplomat who led the Seminole resistance to American injustice in their home territory of Florida. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611959
ISBN
9780700611959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. For centuries the Clyde has been synonymous with ships but in the last thirty years there has been a decline in the number of vessels using the lower reaches of the river. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752421384
ISBN
9780752421384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 306 x 18. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840335132
ISBN
9781840335132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

paperback. Offers a study of the little-known aspect of Clovis culture - stone blade technology. This book introduces the topic with a close look at the nature of blades and the techniques of their manufacture, followed by a discussion of the full spectrum of Clovis lithic technology and how blade production relates to the production of other stone tools. Editor(s): Hester, Thomas R. Series: Texas Archaeology & Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 halftones, 40 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3D; HBTB; HDD; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780292712355
ISBN
9780292712355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. How an ordinary country cloth became a symbol of the Indian nation Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253348821
ISBN
9780253348821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardcover. Matthew Lenoe traces the origins of Stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the later 1920s. In examining the transformation of Soviet newspapers during the New Economic Policy and the First Five Year Plan, Lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges, political intrigues, and social upheaval. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 6 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JPFC; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013193
ISBN
9780674013193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.01
€ 84.71

hardcover. "Originally published in French in 2000 under the title La Clepsydre: Essai sur la pluralitae des temps dans le judaeisme." Translator(s): Ivry, Benjamin. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804789059
ISBN
9780804789059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774567
ISBN
9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. A pioneering history of personal hygiene and body-care, from the earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 470 pages, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HB; HBTB; MBNH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199532087
ISBN
9780199532087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

Paperback. A history through old and rare photographs of Clay Cross, Derbyshire, and the company which was the heart of the town. This book contains full captions that provide a background to the images, covering the changes in the region over the last hundred years. Series: Pocket Images. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845881429
ISBN
9781845881429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.26

Paperback. 19th-century RussiaOs classic cookbook, superbly translated and introduced. Editor(s): Toomre, Joyce. Translator(s): Toomre, Joyce. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212108
ISBN
9780253212108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

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