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Paperback. A ride on a rollercoaster is the highlight of any trip to an amusement or theme park. From the first mass-produced rollercoaster, the Switchback Railway, through to the giant wooden coasters of the inter-war period, the author uses historic postcards and photographs to chart their development and that of other amusement rides. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTB; WTHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811541
- ISBN
- 9780747811541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127147
- ISBN
- 9780143127147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.64
€ 24.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map, col. ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; LNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897615
- ISBN
- 9788772897615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 40.81
€ 51.12
€ 40.81
Paperback. A collection of eyewitness accounts by Cambodian survivors of Pol Pot's genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Each witness was a child at the time of Cambodia's holocaust, and each tells of families torn apart, struggles to survive, and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. Editor(s): DePaul, Kim. Series: Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300078732
- ISBN
- 9780300078732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526113474
- ISBN
- 9781526113474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 96.34
€ 107.02
€ 96.34
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rothero, Christopher. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 243 x 1. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850458992
- ISBN
- 9780850458992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 66 b/w photos54 illustrations & 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870334634
- ISBN
- 9780870334634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.40
€ 37.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. Over 400 color photographs celebrate the watches produced by Rolex over the last 90 years. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs that capture their beauty and technological innovation, this is the most thorough and extensive history of the company ever written. Information for collectors is provided, including a current price guide. Num Pages: 399 pages, 415 photos. BIC Classification: HBT; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2642. An Unauthorized History. 399 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WCJ. Dimension: 313 x 242 x 34. Weight: 2648.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 399
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324376
- ISBN
- 9780764324376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.54€ 98.58
€ 135.54
€ 98.58
Paperback. Assesses the current situation of Europe ten years after the adoption of the single currency. Examines the genealogy of the idea of Europe from the Greek confrontation with the Asia to the conflict between the Roman Empire and Christianity. Discusses the role of secularization in the shaping of modern Europe. Editor(s): Carrera, Alessandro. Translator(s): Verdicchio, Massimo. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267170
- ISBN
- 9780823267170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359388
- ISBN
- 9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622597
- ISBN
- 9780748622597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Campfire
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381182284
- ISBN
- 9789381182284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.06
€ 16.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Your surname can tell you a lot about your ancestors. Not all names are what they at first sight seem to be: if your name is Farmer, then an ancestor was a tax-collector; if it is Alabaster, then you are descended from a crossbowman. This work includes about 1500 surnames, and if your name is not amongst them then probably a very similar one is. Series: Discovering S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747804857
- ISBN
- 9780747804857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level History students. Series: Access to History. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJF; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 191 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471838125
- ISBN
- 9781471838125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076838
- ISBN
- 9780231076838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. A history of some of the sailing ships that have called the Bristol Channel home. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445664002
- ISBN
- 9781445664002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.19
€ 25.99
€ 22.19
Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047782
- ISBN
- 9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. * As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in 1983. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134422
- ISBN
- 9781405134422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.43
€ 37.99
€ 37.43
Paperback. Infused with a distinctive Scouse sense of humour, this book tells the story of how Deejay filled his summer holiday having adventures (and misadventures) with his mischievous gang of young friends and working at Wellington Dairy, the family-owned, horse-drawn milk business located in the Liverpool suburb of Garston. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPK; BGH; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956406
- ISBN
- 9780750956406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. The Egyptian sector of the Red Sea provides scuba divers with their finest opportunity to explore the most outstanding collection of shipwrecks found anywhere in the world. This edition explores nineteen of the most important and diveable shipwrecks. It also includes details about many of the minor wrecks and a list of more than 250 sunken ships. Illustrator(s): Oldfield, Rico. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Ashgrove Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853981531
- ISBN
- 9781853981531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822173
- ISBN
- 9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. "First published in German as Dekolonisation by Jan C. Jansen and Jeurgen Osterhammel, A Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, Meunchen 2013"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KJ; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTV; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 282 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165219
- ISBN
- 9780691165219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Paperback. A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation. Num Pages: 592 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007282777
- ISBN
- 9780007282777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.60
€ 24.99
€ 18.60