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Paperback. In The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook (1888), Flora Annie Steel and her co-author Grace Gardiner give practical and highly opinionated advice to young memsahibs in India. Covering all aspects of household management from the duties of servants to recipes, the manual sheds fascinating light on the entire imperial experience. Editor(s): Crane, Ralph J.; Johnston, Anna. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBLL; HBTQ; JFCV; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605767
- ISBN
- 9780199605767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardback. The first single volume history of prisons in Britain from the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day Num Pages: 208 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKVP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232836
- ISBN
- 9781780232836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.47
€ 40.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine and examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at the centre of the British Empire? Why did Ireland starve? Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468615
- ISBN
- 9780990468615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.00
€ 13.99
€ 12.00
Hardback. Sheds light on the world of the witch, mage and necromancer. This work takes us into a shadowy landscape where, in an age before modern drugs, the onset of sudden illness was readily explained by malevolent spellcasting. It presents an account of this aspect of the western cultural experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114695
- ISBN
- 9781845114695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.34
€ 52.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736486
- ISBN
- 9780198736486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Hardback. Coenen Snyder considers what the architecture and construction of nineteenth-century European synagogues reveal about the social progress of modern European Jews. The process of claiming a Jewish space was a marker of acculturation but not full acceptance, she argues. The new edifices, even if spectacular, revealed the limits of Jewish integration. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059894
- ISBN
- 9780674059894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.10€ 56.12
€ 61.10
€ 56.12
Paperback. Victorian Britain made sport 'sporting' - respectable, rule-bound and a nationwide obsession. Ancient sports, such as archery and fencing, were revived. New sports, such as tennis and cycling, were invented. Foreign sports, including polo, judo and lacrosse, were imported. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806660
- ISBN
- 9780747806660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182321
- ISBN
- 9781859182321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. A new edition of Pierre Seel's moving testimony of deportation for homosexuality--a classic of Holocaust literature Translator(s): Neugroschel, Joachim. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238. A Memoir of Nazi Terror. 208 pages, illustrations. A new edition of Pierre Seels moving testimony of deportation for homosexualitya classic of Holocaust literature. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; JFSK2. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 16. Weight: 232.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018482
- ISBN
- 9780465018482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
Paperback. Power; the power of the gods; the power of Greek cities; the power of the human body: all these were celebrated at the ancient Olympic Games. This title revolves around the Games of 416 BC a turning point in Greek politics when a cold war between Athens and other major cities was about to erupt into bloody fighting. Num Pages: 240 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 201 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390. Ritual and Rivalry at the Ancient Greek Olympics. 240 pages, 90 colour illustrations. Power; the power of the gods; the power of Greek cities; the power of the human body: all these were celebrated at the ancient Olympic Games. This title revolves around the Games of 416 BC a turning point in Greek politics when a cold war between Athens and other major cities was about to erupt into bloody fighting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 172 x 201 x 20. Weight: 390.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122724
- ISBN
- 9780714122724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. This work provides a detailed description and pictorial exploration of the ships that scoured the high seas during the "Golden age of Piracy". It covers the vessels of the leading pirates of their age. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 7 colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 188 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841764979
- ISBN
- 9781841764979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Hardback. Fashioning a new Jerusalem in Austerity Britain Series: Dress Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; AKTH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780766287
- ISBN
- 9781780766287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Paperback. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to Spain and Portugal. They have contributed some of the most important Jewish philosophers, poets, biblical commentators, and scientists, and have had a significant impact on the development of Jewish mysticism. This book presents an introductory overview of their history and culture over the past 1500 years. Editor(s): Zohar, Zion. Num Pages: 343 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797068
- ISBN
- 9780814797068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. The fascinating world of the samurai as seen through arms and armour, places and images. Num Pages: 248 pages, 150 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473850385
- ISBN
- 9781473850385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.37
€ 25.99
€ 24.37
Paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 8th reprint
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857024692
- ISBN
- 9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.15
€ 19.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099302780
- ISBN
- 9780099302780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Hardback. Children of Lucifer tells the history of Satanism, from its earliest conception as polemical construct by the Christian Church to its eventual metamorphosis into an actual practiced religion. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRQ; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 250 x 50. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190275105
- ISBN
- 9780190275105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.82
€ 105.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604867473
- ISBN
- 9781604867473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.84
€ 25.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Late Medieval Christianity's encounter with miraculous materials viewed in the context of changing conceptions of matter itself. Num Pages: 440 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408116
- ISBN
- 9781935408116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.97
€ 36.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Georgians. Series: An Illustrated Introduction to. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445636306
- ISBN
- 9781445636306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84