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Paperback. Stephen Halliday tells the fascinating story of how these individuals fought opposition from politicians, taxpayers and often their own colleagues to overcome these diseases and make the country a safer place for everyone to live. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461755
ISBN
9780752461755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140236347
ISBN
9780140236347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Explores the men behind what was once the largest industrial building in the world. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657530
ISBN
9781445657530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

Paperback. Uncovers the voices of working-class women, active in the Communist Party, USA, in order to examine how these individuals confronted the tensions between their roles as workers, wives, mothers, and consumers. This work details the strategies used by women to argue for their rights as workers in the paid labor force and as caregivers in the home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073915
ISBN
9780252073915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Offers a look at the process of enslavement from its African origins through the Middle Passage and into the American slave market. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030688
ISBN
9780674030688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Offers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KND; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841262345
ISBN
9781841262345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little Toller
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213105
ISBN
9781908213105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Roger Protz writes with a discerning and expert eye on the history of coaching inns (including the highwaymen who often concealed themselves there) and the literature that has celebrated them, from Dickens to Priestley. The result is not only a great pub guide but a gazetteer of the history and culture that are draped along this iconic road. Num Pages: 224 pages, Photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; HBTB; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 160 x 148. .
Publisher
CAMRA Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852493394
ISBN
9781852493394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of Mississippi Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065071
ISBN
9780252065071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404165
ISBN
9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806783
ISBN
9780747806783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715825
ISBN
9780198715825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Steam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914. The rivals of Ford brought in novelties such as diesel engines, pneumatic tyres, and hydraulic implement lifts. After the Second World-War, an indigenous tractor industry was led by Ferguson, David Brown, Nuffield and Ford. This book highlights these developments. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807544
ISBN
9780747807544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Paperback. Ocean liner expert J. Kent Layton examines and debunks some of the conspiracies surrounding two of the great maritime disasters of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTM; HBWN; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445653938
ISBN
9781445653938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.70

Paperback. Offers fresh insight into and new perspectives on key cultural phenomena, from the iconic role of the Scottish regiments to the role of tartan in rock music. This book argues that tartan may be fun, but it also plays a wide range of roles in Scottish and international culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442. Scottish Culture, History and Myth. 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. Offers fresh insight into and new perspectives on key cultural phenomena, from the iconic role of the Scottish regiments to the role of tartan in rock music. This book argues that tartan may be fun, but it also plays a wide range of roles in Scottish and international culture. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight: 442.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664641
ISBN
9780748664641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. A history of Neath Rugby Football Club 1945-1996 Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Sport. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBT; WSJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431062
ISBN
9780752431062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Presents a fresh perspective on the trial and execution of the hundreds of women and men prosecuted for the crime of witchcraft, an offence that involved the alleged practice of maleficent magic and the worship of the devil, for inflicting harm on their neighbours and making pacts with the devil. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415399432
ISBN
9780415399432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. This book presents an account of the use and actions of the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin, one of the primary pieces of the German navy in WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 photos, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 274. 48 pages, Ill.ch. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF. Dimension: 301 x 212 x 3. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402425
ISBN
9780887402425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Khalfa, Jean. Translator(s): Corcoran, Steven. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTR; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474250214
ISBN
9781474250214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Theory, Knowledge, History. 339 pages, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244146
ISBN
9780520244146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

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