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Paperback. Offers an insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. This book provides an investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806963
ISBN
9781472806963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.40

Paperback. The bestselling social history of Victorian domestic life, told through the letters, diaries, journals and novels of 19th-century men and women. Num Pages: 528 pages, 40 b/w illus, (3 x 8pp colour plate sections), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007131891
ISBN
9780007131891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874505
ISBN
9780801874505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28, 8 colour plates, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453526
ISBN
9780801453526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. In 1968, Mexico prepared to host the Olympic games amid growing civil unrest. In this study of the afterlives of the '68 Movement, the author explores how urban spaces - material but also literary, photographic, and cinematic - became an archive of 1968, providing a framework for de facto modes of justice for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291072
ISBN
9780520291072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. An account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. It traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520559
ISBN
9780099520559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Charting the rise and development of Christianity, Carter Lindberg has succeeded in writing a concise and compelling history of the world's largest religion. He spans over 2,000 years of colorful incident to give an authoritative history of Christianity for both the general reader and the beginning student. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110471
ISBN
9781405110471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. This work describes the background of social and theoretical ideas and the progress of scientific researches which, between them, produced the religious difficulties that afflicted the development of science in early industrial England. Num Pages: 351 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRCM; PSAJ; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
351
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674344815
ISBN
9780674344815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086450
ISBN
9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This book presents an interdisciplinary reading of Central European dissidence during the Cold War. It argues for a view of dissent as an existential search for mutual understanding and recognition, showing how dissidents' ideas contribute to current conversations in political theory and philosophy about thinking and action. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBTW; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137576026
ISBN
9781137576026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 178 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841655413
ISBN
9781841655413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.06

Paperback. * Classic essays on revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara that could be key to a deeper understanding of today's current affairs Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120560
ISBN
9780349120560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. Hollyhocks and cabbages, roses and runner beans: the English cottage garden combines beauty and utility, pride and productivity. Gardens did not just appeal to the senses, however: they played a philosophical and moral role in society, and thus in our social history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 1 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBT; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808183
ISBN
9780747808183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Focuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America. Editor(s): Kun, Josh; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275607
ISBN
9780520275607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Broun provides a new perspective on Scotland's relationship with Britain, challenging the idea of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era. He completely recasts our view of how Scottish national identity emerged and how the medieval era kick-started what we view as an entirely modern phenomenon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 genealogical table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685196
ISBN
9780748685196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.19

Paperback. An authoritative account of the operation of the Auschwitz death camp. Num Pages: 656 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208842
ISBN
9780253208842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.78

Paperback.

The first history in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on vividly translated Arab sources, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492.

Num Pages: 358 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582495159
ISBN
9780582495159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510715868
ISBN
9781510715868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. Editor(s): Swirski, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137597724
ISBN
9781137597724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.13

Paperback. In this volume, one of the greatest medieval historians of our time continues his rich and illuminating enquiry into the lives of twelfth-century women. Georges Duby bases his account here on a twelfth-century genre which commemorated the virtues of noblewomen who had died, and the roles they had played in the history of their lineage. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Volume 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619484
ISBN
9780745619484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Paperback. This volume, the third of five, covers the long 19th century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 800 pages, 15 Maps, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199246786
ISBN
9780199246786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600. Editor(s): Cowan, Edward J.; Henderson, Lizanne. Series: A History of Everyday Life in Scotland. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Series: A History of Everyday Life in Scotland. 336 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Cowan, Edward J.; Henderson, Lizanne. This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621576
ISBN
9780748621576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.90

Paperback. Provides overviews of key movements in European film history, since the inception of the medium. This book includes introductions to traditions as diverse as early Soviet cinema, German Expressionism, Surrealism, Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave, Ealing Comedy, East-Central European cinema, Contemporary Spanish cinema, and more. Editor(s): Ezra, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 368 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; APF; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 246 x 15. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199255719
ISBN
9780199255719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658834
ISBN
9781445658834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

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