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Paperback. Num Pages: 603 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007956
ISBN
9780486260020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373684
ISBN
9780195373684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.54

Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243211
ISBN
9781851243211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Stevenage in old photographs Num Pages: 185 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBTM; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939157
ISBN
9780750939157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. At one time British ships carried half of world's trade, transporting every conceivable freight from and to all four corners of the globe - and in times of crisis its tremendous merchant fleet has also offered military assistance. This title relates the Merchant Navy's colourful history and brings to life the day-to-day experiences of the seamen. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812326
ISBN
9780747812326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241293928
ISBN
9780241293928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

hardcover. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JH; HBJH; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804799140
ISBN
9780804799140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line drawings, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135979
ISBN
9780231135979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Translation of: Les metamorphoses du gras. Translator(s): Delogu, C. Jon. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFM; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159760
ISBN
9780231159760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Presents a narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the significant popular movements in American history. This work places methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCC95; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092980
ISBN
9780691092980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. Shows how urban liberals joined in uneasy alliance with agrarian interests to install Francisco Madero as president and how his attempts to bring constitutional democracy to Mexico were doomed by counter-revolutionary forces. This title illuminates on all levels, local and national, the complex history of an era. Num Pages: 620 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803277700
ISBN
9780803277700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
273
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960078
ISBN
9781403960078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.80
€ 52.98

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628301
ISBN
9780691628301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. This book tells the story of the Middle Sea itself - a story that begins with the Phoenicians and the Pharaohs and ends with the Treaty of Versailles. Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp colour and b/w illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBT; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844133086
ISBN
9781844133086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; APF; HBTB; WSBX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020895
ISBN
9780253020895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070693
ISBN
9780252070693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. A collection of photographs and ephemera that illustrates life as it was for the coal-level miners of Gwent throughout its industrial past. It examines the coal levels that were operational in the 1980s, including photographs of men, mines and horses. It explores the older levels, including their owners, numbers employed, wages and deaths. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452517
ISBN
9780752452517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Sheet map, folded. Detailed map of the Manufacturing District (Black Country) that shows the coal field and other mineral mining areas. Details Canal network. The map folds out to a large 1000m x 890mm size that is sharp and legible, a great resource for local history study. Series: Birmingham Historic Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918188
ISBN
9781844918188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. A critical translation and commentary on a work long regarded as Latin America's first novel, which proves that this famous tale of piracy is actually a historical account that sheds new light on Spain's worldwide struggle against the ambitions of France and other European powers Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 6 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743892
ISBN
9780292743892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardcover. In February 1987, a series of discoveries on the north coast of Peru revealed stunning artistic and technological achievements and caused a dramatic revision of the sophistication and power of Moche society. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865205
ISBN
9781557865205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.67

Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133904
ISBN
9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814792841
ISBN
9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469041
ISBN
9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112671
ISBN
9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 55.42

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