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Paperback. Offers a comprehensive overview of scholarship on Somalia and Somaliland, one that transcends the usual boundaries and presents readers with an introduction to Somali culture, history and politics. Editor(s): Hoehne, Markus; Luling, Virginia. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; HBTB; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040457
ISBN
9781849040457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Paperback. Includes some never previously seen before images to serve as a unique social document on the dispute that changed the face of Britain. The coal miners' strike of 1984/5 was the longest national strike in British history Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 b&w images integrated. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463664
ISBN
9781783463664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Boxed paperback, red spine. 454pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Main Market
SKU
KON0819453
ISBN
9780333365441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. 'When the Nazi power was broken, I asked myself what was the best advice I could give to my fellow citizens here in this island and across the channel in our ravaged continent. There was no difficulty in answering the question. My counsel to Europe can be given in a single word: Unite!' Sir Winston Churchill in 1947 Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JJP; GTJ; HBTB; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538132
ISBN
9781784538132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.59

Paperback. Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this book explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235653
ISBN
9781780235653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 129 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JFCK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350005082
ISBN
9781350005082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Desan, Suzanne; Hunt, Lynn; Nelson, William Max. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478680
ISBN
9780801478680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. An fascinating exploration of the history and nature of commuting. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 294 x 33. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781781854068
ISBN
9781781854068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.00

Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419220
ISBN
9781421419220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20
€ 56.31

Paperback. Published for the first time as a Granta Books paperback: Barbara Ehrenreich's groundbreaking investigation into the roots of war, with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083531
ISBN
9781847083531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Voices of Quedgeley & Hardwicke Series: Tempus Oral History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752426556
ISBN
9780752426556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362722
ISBN
9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.07

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Bethnal Green is at the heart of London's East End, infamous as the stamping ground of gangland bosses the Kray Twins. In this book the world of Bethnal Green's back streets in the 1920s, 1930s and during the Second World War is vividly recalled including the endless struggle to make ends meet, the little shops, street sellers, etc. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938150
ISBN
9780750938150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042659
ISBN
9781849042659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

Hardcover. Serves as a riposte to those who use the phrase "the love of literature" as if its meaning were transparent, its essence happy and healthy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226183701
ISBN
9780226183701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.75

Paperback. Alasdair Hutton recalls his time as the voice of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo from when he first started in 1992. The book compiles his personal memories and pays tribute to the talented host of people he worked with along the way.

Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ASZP; BM; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 202 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745694
ISBN
9781910745694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. E.H. Carr's text has become a standard short history of the Russian Revolution. This new edition includes an introduction by R.W. Davies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed. 2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993095
ISBN
9780333993095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.87

Paperback. Using interviews, anecdotes, and research, this title depicts the relationships that made Black Mountain College what it was. It documents the college's tenure, from its most brilliant moments of self-reinvention to its lowest moments of petty infighting. It records the financial difficulties that beleaguered the community in its existence. Num Pages: 614 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125940
ISBN
9780810125940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. 'How do we know that what we remember is the truth?' By mapping her family's stories onto the history of the Irish State, this reveals the mixed messages of Felicity's youth. Examines the consequences when memories are manipulated or obliterated, intentionally or by chance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. Singed by the author
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892521
ISBN
9781848892521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Power-hungry seductress.. religious revolutionary.. innocent victim.. traitor - who was the real Anne Boleyn? Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745251
ISBN
9781780745251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.08

Hardcover. In Ice Cream: A Global History, Laura B. Weiss takes us on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897923
ISBN
9781861897923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Extending historical approaches to Greece, this work contains essays that map a social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country grappled - bloodily - with foreign occupation and intense civil conflict. It explores how war and civil war affected the family, the law, and the state. Editor(s): Mazower, Mark. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058429
ISBN
9780691058429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Revolutions have shaped world politics for the last three hundred years. This volume shows why revolutions occur, how they unfold, and where they created democracies and dictatorships. Jack A. Goldstone presents the history of revolutions from America and France to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'People Power' revolutions, and the Arab revolts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858507
ISBN
9780199858507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

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