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Paperback. In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty. This memoir tells the story of twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they endured, but also the kindness June offered them, and the hope she was able to bring. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091902056
- ISBN
- 9780091902056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Through brilliant social analysis, the author exposed lynching as part of a larger framework of subjugation in which white people used violence as a deliberate tactic to combat black economic progress in the southern USA. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBTS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106821
- ISBN
- 9780143106821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white plates, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750953658
- ISBN
- 9780750953658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. Examining the struggles of political third parties in the US, this text focuses on the Populist era. It shows how Populism evolved to challenge the American political system and describes its volatile personalities, controversies, programmes and frustrations. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607020
- ISBN
- 9780700607020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95
€ 77.95
Hardback. Lincoln's heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. This volume tells the story of the Lincoln in the years following the war. Num Pages: 240 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 28
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749411
- ISBN
- 9780804749411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641058
- ISBN
- 9780691641058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.32
€ 205.32
Hardcover. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240795
- ISBN
- 9780393240795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Hardback. Frederick Douglass s changeable sense of his own life story is reflected in his many conflicting accounts of events during his journey from slavery to freedom. Robert S. Levine creates a fascinating collage of this elusive subject revisionist biography at its best, offering new perspectives on Douglass the social reformer, orator, and writer." Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055810
- ISBN
- 9780674055810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. A lively and insightful study of the many roles played by women in the Tudor era, from queens to wet-nurses and countesses to serving maids. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 x 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784081768
- ISBN
- 9781784081768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Now in paperback, this is the acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their Num Pages: 208 pages, 110 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137147
- ISBN
- 9781934137147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
paperback. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Num Pages: 306 pages, 78 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 306 pages, 130 b&w illustrations, 1 map. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight: 544.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229150
- ISBN
- 9780520229150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304. Holy Wells in Historical Context. 192 pages, 14 line drawing. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851158488
- ISBN
- 9780851158488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Horden, Peregrine; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138868205
- ISBN
- 9781138868205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Hardback. This study analyses poor relief in pre-industrial Europe, 1800-1850, as a survival strategy of the poor and a control strategy of the elites. A simple model of poor relief is presented, and tested against the historical records. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696033
- ISBN
- 9780333696033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. A brief guide to the history of England's only native medieval heretical movement. From its 14th-century origins in the theology of an Oxford professor, John Wyclif, Richard Rex examines the spread of Lollardy across much of England until its eventual dissolution in the 16th century. Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRAM7; HRAX; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333597514
- ISBN
- 9780333597514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
Hardcover. The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes. This title includes an introduction to the historical context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBLW; HBTP1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 377 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2902.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518250
- ISBN
- 9780500518250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33€ 62.91
€ 77.33
€ 62.91
Hardcover. Increases our understanding of the history and development of the arts of the book Num Pages: 384 pages, 152 illus., 90 in color. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5487 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295991917
- ISBN
- 9780295991917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717558
- ISBN
- 9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. This edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors. Editor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel; Philbrick, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1QSP; FC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140437966
- ISBN
- 9780140437966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Series: Classic Histories Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBLC1; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750978569
- ISBN
- 9780750978569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. The first history of Brunel's lost works, by acknowledged Brunel expert. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316. 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK. Dimension: 169 x 235 x 9. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445600901
- ISBN
- 9781445600901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Paperback. A powerful chronicle of wartime London as experienced by five writers driving ambulances, fighting fires and falling passionately in love." Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830901
- ISBN
- 9781408830901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Traces the political and legal history of the Indians of Robeson County, arguing that Lumbee political activities ave been powerfully affected by the interplay between their own and others' conceptions of who they are. This book offers insights into the workings of racial ideology and practice in both the past and the present South. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803261976
- ISBN
- 9780803261976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Renowned photographer Valerie O'Sullivan captures the rich heritage and traditions of the untamed hills of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, as well as the resilience of the people who have braved the elements and carved out a life here. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJB; AJC; HBTB; RGBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892941
- ISBN
- 9781848892941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.97
€ 26.99
€ 20.97