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Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643309
ISBN
9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 95.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440064
ISBN
9780486440064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.50

Paperback. This groundbreaking investigation into the lives of London's underclass was undertaken by Henry Mayhew in the 1850s. His interviews with street traders, beggars, and thieves results in a work as vivid as a Victorian novel. This new selection includes original illustrations and an illluminating introduction and notes. Editor(s): Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, 24 black and white illustrations, and a map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697571
ISBN
9780199697571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This text shows that the Vikings were more than rampaging warriors and despoilers. As well as their destructive impact on the communities they encountered, the Vikings conferred a constructive and more permanent legacy on the political institutions and daily life of medieval Britain. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631187110
ISBN
9780631187110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Hardcover. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732984
ISBN
9780814732984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Explores the roots and identities of many of America's most recognizable citizens Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Media tie-in
SKU
V9780814732649
ISBN
9780814732649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738184
ISBN
9780814738184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery. This book includes a complete collection of Lincoln's important writings on both race and slavery. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Yacovone, Donald. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149981
ISBN
9780691149981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. Henry Lansdell was one of the great travellers of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBJF1; HBTP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1040
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538101
ISBN
9781784538101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 377.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252011993
ISBN
9780252011993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Examining China's history from the classical era to the present day, this title describes the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141049427
ISBN
9780141049427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

paperback. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and other archival sources, this biography of Philip of Spain places him within the social, cultural, religious and regional context of his times. In doing so the author aims to reveal much about Philip the youth, the man, the husband and often troubled King. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0030976
ISBN
9780300078008
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardback. Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba, is remembered as a fanatical monster who laid waste much of the Netherlands rather than surrender it to Protestant heretics. Kamen attempts a re-evaluation of the duke, assessing this complex figure in the context of his times and personal faith. Num Pages: 204 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300102833
ISBN
9780300102833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. A survey of the Spanish Inquisition, that sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture, measures its impact on Spain's intellectual life, and rebuts the myths and exaggerations that have distorted understandings of the Inquisition. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180510
ISBN
9780300180510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408271933
ISBN
9781408271933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.69

Paperback. Provides the history of the 110 members of the U.S. Supreme. This book addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received, and whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
5th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742558953
ISBN
9780742558953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.44

Paperback. Manners: the quintessential business of being English. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBT; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546677
ISBN
9781848546677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The financial revolution marked the end of medieval England and through the major institutions such as Lloyds and the Bank of England, laid the foundations on which England's emergence as a world power was based. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLH; JKSN. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582354494
ISBN
9780582354494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.86

Paperback. Henry Fynes Clinton's two-volume tabular history of the Roman Empire, first published in 1845 and 1850. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 876 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 322 x 25 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2310.
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
876
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108012478
ISBN
9781108012478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a Holocaust survivor, who settled in Austria after the war, where he became a successful black market entrepreneur. He took special satisfaction at profiting from the misfortune of his former oppressor and became a compulsive philanderer as well. Eventually, he migrated to America, where he led a quiet family life. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981161
ISBN
9780295981161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353720
ISBN
9780822353720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. In the late summer of 1839 Thoreau and his elder brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, Massachusetts, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's sudden death in 1842, Henry began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 624 pages, facsims., 1map, 2 ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DN; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691063768
ISBN
9780691063768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.98
€ 108.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 832 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813100579
ISBN
9780813100579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46

Num Pages: 1004 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1565.
Publication date
1972
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
1004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813100548
ISBN
9780813100548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.46

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