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Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
50318th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397537
ISBN
9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Jennifer Worth's bestselling books not only inspired the BBC's CALL THE MIDWIFE, but also a deluge of letters as readers shared their own stories. Also includes previously unpublished photos and journal entries by Jennifer, along with a foreword by Miranda Hart and an introduction by the Worth family. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224640
ISBN
9781780224640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638. Global Futures, Decolonial Options. Series: Latin America Otherwise. 458 pages, 1 drawing, 2 maps, 2 figures. Walter D. Mignolo analyzes the "colonial logic" that has driven five hundred years of Western imperialism, from colonialism through neoliberalism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTR; JFC. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 27. Weight: 644.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
458
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350781
ISBN
9780822350781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rome's beginnings and rise in a comprehensive text that will be the standard work on the subject. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415015967
ISBN
9780415015967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. This introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA; LAFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803917
ISBN
9780192803917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Series: Everyday Life in .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645865
ISBN
9781445645865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.56

Hardcover. New essays by prominent scholars in German and Holocaust Studies exploring the boundaries and confluences between the fields and examining new transnational approaches to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139610
ISBN
9781571139610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Arthur Ransome's account of his maiden voyage in his beloved Racundra, which took him from Latvia, via Estonia, to Finland and back in 1922. The original text, layout, maps and photographs are reproduced together with an introduction covering Ransome's first attempts at Baltic sailing, the building of Racundra and how he came to write the book. Num Pages: 258 pages, 59 B/W photos, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; HBTM; WSSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Fernhurst Books Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909911239
ISBN
9781909911239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. Subjects and Sovereigns reexamines the traditional bond between subject and sovereign and argues that this relationship endured as a powerful site for claims-making in the eighteenth-century British Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 hts. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190465810
ISBN
9780190465810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.00

Paperback. The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius will rivet the world's attention in a way no other case has since another famous sportsman, O J Simpson, was tried for the murder of his ex wife in 1994. Written by the acclaimed author of Invictus, this title tells the sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2X8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGS; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782393276
ISBN
9781782393276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007325573
ISBN
9780007325573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Hardcover. The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Smyth, William J.; Murphy, Mike. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3718.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184790
ISBN
9781859184790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

Paperback. Not long after Six Day War, three Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a woman named Dalia, who invited him in. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155144
ISBN
9780552155144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271290
ISBN
9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319441672
ISBN
9783319441672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.79
€ 38.61

Paperback. The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007107100
ISBN
9780007107100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. Sexual exploitation was and is a critical feature of enslavement. Across many different societies, slaves were considered to own neither their bodies nor their children, even if many struggled to resist. This book tells the history of slavery and bondage to take sexuality seriously. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Elbourne, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 49. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420966
ISBN
9780821420966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Adell, Sandra. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081194
ISBN
9780252081194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. This book outlines the content of the main treaties that form the 'constitutional' basis of the European Union and analyses changes in these over time. The EU has expanded its policy scope and taken in many more members transferring powers to common supranational institutions in a way seen nowhere else in the world. Editor(s): Laursen, Finn. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBT; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230367760
ISBN
9780230367760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.76

Hardcover. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2248. 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight: 2248.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780900913723
ISBN
9780900913723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 51.22

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999548
ISBN
9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Looks at the principal features of the Midlands and border canals and the people who built them. This book delves into the forgotten history of the Midland and border canal infrastructure, including the Grand Union, Staffordshire & Worcestershire, Stourbridge, Stratford, Trent & Mersey, Worcester & Birmingham canals amongst others. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBTM; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458427
ISBN
9780752458427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. An expansive new biography of Sojourner Truth, charismatic preacher and activist Num Pages: 520 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 346 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078019
ISBN
9780252078019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Guides the reader on an intimate tour of Liverpool's sporting treasures; from the site of the 19th century Liverpool Olympics and the dockside location of Britain's first municipal swimming baths, to the football giants of Liverpool and Everton. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 188 pages, 349. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850749905
ISBN
9781850749905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

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