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Paperback. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare. Num Pages: 1056 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034645
- ISBN
- 9780141034645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.02
€ 25.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. Once the social and commercial core of the rural community, the village shop has become as much the victim of the accelerating pace of social and economic change as the parish school and pub, and has now almost entirely disappeared from everyday life. This book charts the development and history of the village shop and it's slow demise. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806752
- ISBN
- 9780747806752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Paperback. In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. This is an essay about his cemetery, eyewitness accounts of Benjamin's border travails, and the circumstances of his demise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790046
- ISBN
- 9780226790046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.43
€ 36.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. The official government advice on surviving an atomic attack provides a chilling insight into the realities of the Cold War for the general population. Editor(s): Christopher, John. Num Pages: 96 pages, 57. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBTW; JWMN; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445639970
- ISBN
- 9781445639970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282186
- ISBN
- 9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGA; HBJQ; HBTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051818
- ISBN
- 9781927051818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252130
- ISBN
- 9780500252130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.15
€ 42.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011000
- ISBN
- 9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857041272
- ISBN
- 9780857041272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212061
- ISBN
- 9780789212061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.48
€ 29.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. This book offers an account of life in the 1960s which explores the impact of these political and cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747812852
- ISBN
- 9780747812852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.55
€ 8.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719040658
- ISBN
- 9780719040658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.41
€ 33.99
€ 32.41
Paperback. Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with various consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This title looks at the importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807995
- ISBN
- 9780747807995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 194.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672129
- ISBN
- 9781583672129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.28
€ 16.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. Take a trip back to the most iconic decade in modern British history through a child's eyes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 77. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445637624
- ISBN
- 9781445637624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
Hardcover. This volume in the series presents the light tank destroyers of the Wehrmacht with accurate scale drawings and previously unpublished photographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 300 b/w photos, line schemes. BIC Classification: HBT; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1436. Development - Production - Operations. 256 pages, 300 b&w photographs, line schemes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; JWD. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 25. Weight: 1444.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326233
- ISBN
- 9780764326233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.86
€ 54.09
€ 38.86
Paperback. A biography of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Treblinka extermination camp. After weeks of talk with him and months of further research, the book shows us this man as he saw himself, and 'as he was seen by many others, including his wife. It is a compelling study of the evil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674478
- ISBN
- 9780712674478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBT; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Chartered Accountants Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908199294
- ISBN
- 9781908199294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Bashford, Alison; Levine, Professor Philippa. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBD; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 40. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199945054
- ISBN
- 9780199945054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.06
€ 85.06
Paperback. Cutting Along the Color Line chronicles the cultural history of barber shops as businesses and civic institutions, demonstrating their central role in civil rights struggles throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223798
- ISBN
- 9780812223798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.66
€ 32.99
€ 31.66