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Paperback. The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. Using over 100 pictures, this title traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444192
- ISBN
- 9780752444192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardback. This volume makes a major contribution to Scottish, British and comparative gender, women's and labour history by combining personal testimony methodology, socio-economic and cultural analysis to reveal the dynamics of gender within a society considered by historians to be extremely misogynist Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639816
- ISBN
- 9780748639816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.99
€ 106.95
€ 102.99
Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643309
- ISBN
- 9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 95.86
€ 106.95
€ 95.86
Paperback. Unfolds the recent history of over 100 million Muslims living in India. The text details their fears and anxieties, delineates their main currents of thought and examines their responses to the socio-economic processes affecting the country as a whole. Num Pages: 379 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 379
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653042
- ISBN
- 9781850653042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Looks at the results of nationalist imagination in Asia and Africa that are posited not on identity but on difference with the nationalism propagated by the West. This title shows how anticolonialist nationalists produced their own domain of sovereignty within colonial society well before beginning their political battle with the imperial power. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019437
- ISBN
- 9780691019437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.11
€ 53.48
€ 42.11
Paperback. How capitalism became caught up in the carbon-burning trap Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTK; KCZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781293
- ISBN
- 9781784781293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.61
€ 30.61
Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040559
- ISBN
- 9780252040559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220790
- ISBN
- 9780253220790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The North American cruise industry is the largest sector of the trade by a long way. Of the 2007 cruise market, US cruise vacationers alone represented over 70 per cent of the total. From the big players, the luxury market and niche cruising, to disasters and predictions, this illustrated book covers the whole industry, past, present and future. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449111
- ISBN
- 9780752449111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.78
€ 26.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: The University, 1899, in series: Publications of the University of Pennsylvania. Series in political economy and public law. With new introd. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 364 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199383702
- ISBN
- 9780199383702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.15
€ 30.15
Paperback. This history uses a regional basis to examine large-scale issues through specific local and regional events. Editor(s): Brown, Ian. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 B&W and Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625611
- ISBN
- 9780748625611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.09
€ 36.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553893
- ISBN
- 9781781553893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.15
€ 23.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. 1966 - the year of English sporting legend. But, those 12 months witnessed so much more than the all-important 30 July at Wembley. This book revisits the time, recreates the atmosphere, talks to those who were there (at Wembley and beyond), and builds a picture of what we argued over, ate, worried about, listened to, wore and watched in 1966. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750940290
- ISBN
- 9780750940290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Here is a revisitation--part tribute, part update--of Stephen Birmingham's beloved Real Lace. James P. MacGuire, a member of one of Birmingham's Irish Families, creates his own entertaining portrait of life among the Irish Rich, further detailing and filling out this engrossing portion of America's social history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493024902
- ISBN
- 9781493024902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.45
€ 26.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. This is a comparative study of the reforms and revolutions that have swept through the former USSR and Balkan states in the past 25 years. The collection examines the struggle to modernise the economies and political systems of the former Soviet states and Eastern Europe. It specifically focuses on the mostly nonviolent Colour Revolutions. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041447
- ISBN
- 9781849041447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 53.08
€ 53.48
€ 53.08
Hardback. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. And the great houses of the capital are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. This title offers an informative account of the history of two of London's defining features - the squares and the great houses. Num Pages: 864 pages, 36pp, 44pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 251 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2328.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2 volumes set
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854956
- ISBN
- 9781848854956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 386.22€ 348.93
€ 386.22
€ 348.93
Hardback. The Hawaiian pineapple industry emerged in the late nineteenth century as part of an attempt to diversify the Hawaiian economy from dependence on sugar cane as its only staple industry. This title presents a definitive history of this industry from its modest beginnings to its emergence as a major contributor to the American industrial narrative. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 line, 18 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBLW; HBTK; KCZ; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855960
- ISBN
- 9781848855960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60€ 125.03
€ 142.60
€ 125.03
Hardcover. Rutland Num Pages: 64 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Phillimore & Co.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850331738
- ISBN
- 9780850331738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. Stowe's second anti-slavery novel is a primary text for students of literature and history - less well-known but now more pertinent than Uncle Tom's Cabin. Editor(s): Newman, Julie. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FC; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 115 x 41. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853310386
- ISBN
- 9781853310386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Hardback. Addresses a genuine gap in word and image studies. It offers fresh conceptual frameworks in which to think about the relationship between visual and verbal practices, with American works and artefacts positioned within the context of the American philosophical tradition. Editor(s): Gander, Catherine; Garland, Sarah. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC; HBTB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 258 x 17. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784991500
- ISBN
- 9781784991500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.65
€ 161.65