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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Campfire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381182284
ISBN
9789381182284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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