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Hardcover. The Man who thought he was Napoleon is built around a bizarre historical event and an off-hand challenge. The event? In December 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the remains of Napoleon were returned to Paris for burial - and the next day, the director of a Paris hospital for the insane admitted fourteen men who claimed to be Napoleon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226025735
- ISBN
- 9780226025735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.43
€ 50.99
€ 40.43
Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. Employing the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Resituating Britain within global processes of migration and cultural change, it recasts British society pre-1940 as culturally and racially dynamic and diverse. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349331970
- ISBN
- 9781349331970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.16
€ 150.16
Hardback. Employing the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Resituating Britain within global processes of migration and cultural change, it recasts British society pre-1940 as culturally and racially dynamic and diverse. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKEY; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291331
- ISBN
- 9780230291331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.04
€ 140.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Publisher
- BlueBridge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629190082
- ISBN
- 9781629190082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986832
- ISBN
- 9781403986832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.91
€ 182.91
paperback. Presents a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia. Illustrator(s): Ciric, Aleksandar. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140261684
- ISBN
- 9780140261684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Hardcover. Exploring the wider implications about the nature of liberalism, the author of this book aims to show how state constitutions not only remade the states but also expressed careful deliberation about citizenship, popular sovereignty, individual rights and America's political identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802442
- ISBN
- 9780875802442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 b/w photos and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292154
- ISBN
- 9780520292154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001388
- ISBN
- 9780691001388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.33€ 68.86
€ 88.33
€ 68.86
Paperback. Humphry Repton (1752-1818) ambitiously styled himself Capability Brown's successor: the century's next great improver of landed property. This book traces Repton's landscape designs from Picturesque wildernesses like Blaise Castle to the progressive Gardenesque style of Endsleigh in Devon. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: AMV; HBJD1; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812944
- ISBN
- 9780747812944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801432330
- ISBN
- 9780801432330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.60
€ 102.60
Paperback. Missionary work, arising from a sense of pity, helped convince the British that they were a benevolent people. Stevens relates this to the rise of the cult of sensibility, when philosophers argued that humans were inherently good because they felt sorrow at the sign of suffering. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219678
- ISBN
- 9780812219678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Americans. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138814585
- ISBN
- 9781138814585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.76
€ 60.76
Hardcover. This study of drinking provides insights into changes and continuities in everyday life among St Petersburg's revolutionary workers. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it offers insight into issues of revolutionary change, class and gender probing the resiliency of alcohol-centred culture. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JFFH; JFSG; JHBT; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802640
- ISBN
- 9780875802640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Hardback. The most recent research into the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and Angevin worlds. Editor(s): Gathagan, Laura L.; North, William. Series: Haskins Society Journal. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270712
- ISBN
- 9781783270712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150606
- ISBN
- 9780231150606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.74
€ 69.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349436910
- ISBN
- 9781349436910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. From his 1956 Suez triumph to the 1967 defeat, President Nasser of Egypt dominated the Arab revolution. Drawing on new Arabic material, this history casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict and provides an essential background to developments in the contemporary Arab world. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230006430
- ISBN
- 9780230006430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Drawing on new Arabic material, "Nasser at War" analyzes a critical turning point for the Middle East and casts a fresh light on Nasser's era and legacy of conflict. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349282241
- ISBN
- 9781349282241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456817
- ISBN
- 9780801456817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.58
€ 38.99
€ 35.58
Hardback. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142526
- ISBN
- 9780231142526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.08€ 62.72
€ 80.08
€ 62.72
Paperback. A unique study of how syphilis, better known as the French disease in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, became so widespread and embedded in the society, culture and institutions of early modern Venice due to the pattern of sexual relations that developed from restrictive marital customs, widespread migration and male privilege. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322558
- ISBN
- 9781349322558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. The author shows how Qing China (1636-1911) used cartography and ethnography to pursue its imperial ambitions and her study provides a wealth of insights to anyone interested in the significance of cartography, the growth of empire, or this exciting period of Chinese history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour plates, 13 halftones, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354217
- ISBN
- 9780226354217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73