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Paperback. Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploitation. Num Pages: 356 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180565
ISBN
9780300180565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407722
ISBN
9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.94

Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674067097
ISBN
9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.27
€ 57.14

Paperback. Shows how children experienced the Second World War under the Nazis. Children were often the victims in this most terrible of European conflicts. But, children also became active participants, going out to smuggle food, ply the black market, and care for sick parents and siblings. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Nazi social order. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16 pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844130856
ISBN
9781844130856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. The Second World War was a German war like no other. The Nazi regime, having started the conflict, turned it into the most horrific war in European history. Yet we still do not know what Germans thought they were fighting for and how they experienced the war. This book looks at how the German people experienced the Second World War. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 51. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539872
ISBN
9780099539872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. For Priscilla, pre-war Paris was an exciting carousel of suitors, soirees and heartbreak, and eventually a lavish wedding to a French aristocrat. But the arrival of the Nazi tanks signalled the end of life as a Vicomtesse, and the beginning of a precarious existence under German Occupation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555667
ISBN
9780099555667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. A study of the Greek Hoplite in the "Golden Age" of Ancient Greek civilization, from the victory at Marathon over Darius of Persia, to the rise of Alexander the Great. It covers the Greek warrior's weapons, armour, shield and helmets, and how he was recruited, trained and fought. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 12 colour & 55 b&w illustrations, chronology. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JWH; JWM; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855328679
ISBN
9781855328679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631422
ISBN
9780815631422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.11

Hardcover. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631187
ISBN
9780815631187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.08

Paperback. A history of Crystal Palace and the Norwoods Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752401478
ISBN
9780752401478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 43. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221967
ISBN
9780571221967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence? Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the major campaigns of the Second World War. This book tells 30 Assault Unit's story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571250639
ISBN
9780571250639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1; JFHF; VX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Green Magic London
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953663132
ISBN
9780953663132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836735
ISBN
9781843836735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.56

Hardback. Its unprecedented multidisciplinary and cross-cultural approach points the way to a complete reevaluation of the place of the crusades in medieval and modern societies. Editor(s): Paul, Nicholas; Yeager, Suzanne M. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404257
ISBN
9781421404257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 61.49

Paperback. Forgotten after the Reformation, churches were revived on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with many guesses and mistakes, resulting in numerous alterations. Part One surveys their history in England from Roman ties to the present day. Part Two is a list of all 800 ancient parish churches and religious houses in Cornwall and Devon. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, indexes, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HRCC2; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895163
ISBN
9780859895163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478095
ISBN
9780953478095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM; JKSW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499451
ISBN
9780752499451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.31

Hardback. The book investigates the rise, fall and possible re-emergence of a powerful Shia militia. The author draws on personal experience of occupied Baghdad, having been embedded with US troops in the city, to offer new evidence on an important chapter in modern Iraqi history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044349
ISBN
9781849044349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.44

Paperback. An epic modern-day quest across the Sahara and a unique insight into the nomadic communities that surround the legendary city, by award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; HBJH; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473655447
ISBN
9781473655447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

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