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paperback. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focusing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study offers a portrayal of Spain of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141016092
ISBN
9780141016092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. This book is suitable for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957622
ISBN
9780241957622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840330588
ISBN
9781840330588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Along with fifty-four images of paintings, sculptures, and architecture, this includes more than ninety classic and contemporary texts written by Sri Lankans and foreigners Editor(s): Holt, John. Series: The World Readers. Num Pages: 816 pages, 54 illustrations, including 13 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1118. History, Culture, Politics. Series: The World Readers. 816 pages, 54 illustrations, including 13 in colour. Editor(s): Holt, John. Along with fifty-four images of paintings, sculptures, and architecture, this includes more than ninety classic and contemporary texts written by Sri Lankans and foreigners. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 49. Weight: 1104.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349822
ISBN
9780822349822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. From England's Jerusalem to Shanghai, China, the story of one man's mission to bring the East and West into closer union. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRCX7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661346
ISBN
9781445661346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Around Brigg Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752407968
ISBN
9780752407968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415529
ISBN
9780752415529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Tells the story of three men - Congressman Harry Davenport, union leader Tom Quinn, and Father Charles Owen Rice - whose lives became intertwined during the anti-Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy Era. This story helps illuminate one of the most repressive periods in American history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959663
ISBN
9780822959663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Hardback. The first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809351
ISBN
9780774809351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. This study treats the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich as a continuum, exploring a series of key themes through the 1920s and 1930s, without artificial breaks. It considers political, economic, social and foreign policy issues across the period and examines the legacy of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582492103
ISBN
9780582492103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 97.36

paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141041865
ISBN
9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184371
ISBN
9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. From the American Revolution to NAFTA to the Helms-Burton Act and beyond, this work offers an assessment of relations between the USA and Canada. It seeks to distil a mass of detail concerning cultural, economic and political developments of mutual importance during the past two centuries. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324036
ISBN
9780820324036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.62

Paperback. Examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity. This book also provides an account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 halftones, 7 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCR; HRCX8; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326887
ISBN
9780226326887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 50.25

Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500051634
ISBN
9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book combines all three young mens experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 76 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PSA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252109
ISBN
9780500252109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058797
ISBN
9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. A collection of photographs that documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last one hundred years in the area around Whetstone and the Great North Road. It includes graphic images of Whetstone, Totteridge, Friern Barnet, New Southgate, Brunswick Park, Woodside Park and North Finchley. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750906500
ISBN
9780750906500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Hardcover. A guide to the Norse world of the tenth century ad. It helps you discover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band; what to look for in a good leader; how to behave at a feast; what weapons and armour to choose; how to fight in a shield wall; where to go raiding; and how to navigate at sea. Num Pages: 208 pages, 135 illustrations, 29 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500251942
ISBN
9780500251942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Vikings were more than just marine warriors. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. It contains over sixty colour maps, and follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, and of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor's bodyguard at Constantinople. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140513288
ISBN
9780140513288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.18

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