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Hardcover. Offering a sweeping transatlantic perspective, this book explains the current obsession with automobiles by delving deep into the motives of early car users. It provides a synthesis of our knowledge about the emergence and persistence of the car, using a broad range of material including novels, poems, films, and songs.. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 820 pages, 37 ills, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 263 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383772
- ISBN
- 9781782383772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.21
€ 241.21
Paperback. Through networks of trails and rivers inland and established ocean routes across the seas, seventeenth-century Virginians were connected to a vibrant Atlantic world. This book shows how their Atlantic world emerged from the movement of goods and services, but trade routes quickly became equally important in the transfer of people and information. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219975
- ISBN
- 9780812219975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Atlas of Indian Nations is a comprehensive resource for those interested in Native American history and culture. Told through maps, photos, art, and archival cartography, this is the story of American Indians that only National Geographic can tell. Num Pages: 350 pages, 300 colour and black and white photos, 50 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426211607
- ISBN
- 9781426211607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 45.49
€ 48.99
€ 45.49
Paperback. With over 180 maps, commentaries and a bibliography, this second edition of a reference guide to medieval Europe brings the colourful history of the Middle Ages to life. It covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, spreading from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes. Editor(s): Ditchburn, David; MacLean, Simon; MacKay, Angus. Num Pages: 352 pages, 192 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415383028
- ISBN
- 9780415383028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Paperback. Looks at slavery in the Americas in the context, taking account of both earlier and later forms of slavery. This work examines the relationship between the continents, Europe, Africa and the Americas, through a collection of maps and related text, which puts the key features of the history of slavery in their defining geographical setting. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582437807
- ISBN
- 9780582437807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.88
€ 96.88
Hardcover. The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Smyth, William J.; Murphy, Mike. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3718.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184790
- ISBN
- 9781859184790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 59.99
€ 69.00
€ 59.99
Paperback. A monumental work, decades in the making: the first atlas to illustrate the entire scope of the transatlantic slave trade Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 189 color maps; 5 b/w + 36 color illus.; 61 color graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 306 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1364.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212549
- ISBN
- 9780300212549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.20
€ 38.20
Paperback. The story of Hanford and the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick illuminates the history of the modern American West Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 10897th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990972
- ISBN
- 9780295990972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- United Nations University Japan
- Number of pages
- 297
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789280811414
- ISBN
- 9789280811414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.76
€ 46.76
Paperback. Shows how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history - part death camp, part concentration camp, where around a million Jews were killed. This book examines the mentality and motivations of the key Nazi decision makers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KTJ0049532
- ISBN
- 9780563522966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 12.99€ 10.00
€ 12.99
€ 10.00
Paperback. Shows how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history - part death camp, part concentration camp, where around a million Jews were killed. This book examines the mentality and motivations of the key Nazi decision makers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780563522966
- ISBN
- 9780563522966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.88
€ 12.99
€ 9.88
Paperback. Shows how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history - part death camp, part concentration camp, where around a million Jews were killed. This book examines the mentality and motivations of the key Nazi decision makers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304. Good, clean copy. Minor shelfwear to cover
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0004189
- ISBN
- 9780563522966
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.99€ 9.88
€ 12.99
€ 9.88
Paperback. This is the moving story of how people lived in the forced labour camps and died in the gas chambers. It gives a unique insight into how the camps were run, by the SS commandants down to privileged prisoners. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827981
- ISBN
- 9781473827981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Written by a mamber of the French resistance who became an important literary figure in postwar France, this memoir of life and death in Auschwitz and the post-war experiences of women survivors has become a key text for Holocaust studies classes. Translator(s): Lamont, Rosette C. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190779
- ISBN
- 9780300190779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
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
€ 26.99€ 25.06
€ 26.99
€ 25.06
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: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712668064
- ISBN
- 9780712668064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 12.79
€ 24.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688045
- ISBN
- 9781781688045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.11
€ 17.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. This text is a history of the Auschwitz memorial site in the years of the Polish People's Republic. Since 1945, Auschwitz has functioned as a memorial and museum. Its monuments, exhibitions and public spaces have attracted politicians, pilgrims and public demonstrations and commemorative events. Series: Polish and Polish-American Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821415078
- ISBN
- 9780821415078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
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€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
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
€ 63.69
€ 63.69