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Paperback. From Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 318 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136466
ISBN
9781472136466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.14

Hardback. "Explores intimate accounts of lower-class women's struggles with poverty, deprivation, and marital strife in wartime Beijing between 1936 and 1945, revealing an urban underworld built on an informal economy and conducted primarily through neighborhood networks"-- Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088382
ISBN
9780674088382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.60

Paperback. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Coffee, the Driving Force in History. 240 pages. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951430
ISBN
9781841951430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
English Heritage Publications London
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KNH0011591
ISBN
9781850747246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659005
ISBN
9780199659005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.03

Paperback. Available for the first time in one volume, a unique and comprehensive guide that includes the precise position and characteristics of 285 wrecks between Whitby to Berwick - from fishing boats to submarines and steamers to warships - that were lost or sunk from the 1850s to the present day. Num Pages: 400 pages, liberally illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445890
ISBN
9781904445890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America? This highly original survey says yes, though it's often an indirect one. Opening a new window on the meanings of Irishness over the twentieth century, this work also reveals how Catholicism, so key to the identity of earlier generations of Irish Americans, has also evolved. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813229188
ISBN
9780813229188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Paperback.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
556
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
30th anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305685
ISBN
9780195305685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. This book demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Num Pages: 392 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; DSB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160979
ISBN
9780691160979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. The book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers returning from the Great War to the part of Ireland that became the Irish Free State covering the period from the Armistice to 1939. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 362 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383384
ISBN
9781781383384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Presents annotated selections from the British records that were copied in situ by the author in al-Fashir and Kutum in 1970 and 1974 and of which the originals were subsequently destroyed by accident. This work deals with such issues as land tenure, agricultural practice, grazing rights and livestock migration routes and tribal administration. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
Hurst
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Annotated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659488
ISBN
9781850659488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.33
€ 75.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): Klimke, Martin; Kreis, Reinhild; Ostermann, Christian. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTJ; HBTW; JPS; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798099
ISBN
9780804798099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardback. Is opium a vile curse on society, a blessed medicine from God, or possibly both? This fresh history offers surprising new insights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16-page black & white section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300175325
ISBN
9780300175325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156354
ISBN
9780691156354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. "The Easter Rising" is based on an impressive range of original sources, and has been fully revised, expanded and updated in the light of almost 2,000 witness statements only released by the Irish Bureau of Military History in 2004. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457031
ISBN
9780752457031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

paperback. Exposes the real nature of state power. This volume features arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241972786
ISBN
9780241972786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The only book to investigate the sudden appearance of the haemophilia gene in the Royal Family. Num Pages: 190 pages, 32 illustrations, tables, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Sutton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750911993
ISBN
9780750911993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352393
ISBN
9780764352393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

Hardback. The Nazis' attempt to annihilate the Jewish people, the Holocaust, continues to raise a disturbing question. About six million defenseless men, women, and children were murdered for no reason but their ancestry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190661137
ISBN
9780190661137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742233239
ISBN
9781742233239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.95

Paperback. A journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort of pleasure gardens eventually transformed by a warren of railway lines. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362. The History of One London Village. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. A journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort of pleasure gardens eventually transformed by a warren of railway lines. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WQH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight: 350.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011482
ISBN
9781906011482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493237
ISBN
9780752493237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. The scandalous history of the women of Essex. Num Pages: 192 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214. The Scandalous History of the Women of Essex. 192 pages, 59 Illustrations. The scandalous history of the women of Essex. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight: 182.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606927
ISBN
9781445606927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240994
ISBN
9781634240994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.08

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