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Paperback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302372
ISBN
9780230302372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Paperback. Shrouded in secrecy until recently, Colossus was the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This collection of essays delves into code-breaking, personal recollections, and declassified information. Num Pages: 480 pages, various line drawings and 16pp black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199578146
ISBN
9780199578146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
3rd edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485688
ISBN
9780801485688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712368
ISBN
9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Hardcover. The Practice of the Law in Lincolnshire, 1787-1838. Part I: the Justice Books of Thomas Dixon of Riby, 1787-1798; Part II: Papers in the Case of Thorold V. Catton, 1830-1838. Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society. 208 pages, 12, 12 black and white. Editor(s): Davey, B.J.; Wheeler, R. C. Legal documents from eighteenth and nineteenth-century Lincolnshire provide fascinating insights into life at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lincoln Record Society
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780901503947
ISBN
9780901503947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.76

Paperback.
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852557860
ISBN
9780852557860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. This fresh departure from other California history readers offers students a compilation of engaging essays. The work of ten experts, this book presents interpretive examinations of an eclectic range of topics seldom, if ever, considered in standard books. Editor(s): Bakken, Gordon Morris. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harlan Davidson Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780882959719
ISBN
9780882959719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.74

Num Pages: 224 pages, over 240 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1486.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302220
ISBN
9780764302220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

Paperback. Nine of America's top legal experts rewrite the landmark desegregation decision as they would like it to have been written. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798904
ISBN
9780814798904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HPS; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 184 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
658
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405151436
ISBN
9781405151436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.79

Paperback. The story of India's great flowering of wealth and cultural splendour Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Robinson
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841195339
ISBN
9781841195339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841197913
ISBN
9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163408
ISBN
9780231163408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.44
€ 62.54

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JMC; HBJF1; HPS; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163415
ISBN
9780231163415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172743
ISBN
9780691172743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.14

Hardback. Representing Imperial Rivalry in the Early Modern Mediterranean explores representations of national, racial, and religious identities within a region dominated by the clash of empires. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DS; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649026
ISBN
9781442649026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Paperback. A collection of essays which provide insights into such topics as concepts of animal/human relationships; environmental and ecological history; medieval hunting; early modern collections of natural objects; the relationship of religion and nature; and the rise of science. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Kiser, Lisa J. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030834
ISBN
9780268030834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Examines the lives of those who lived on the margins of medieval and early modern European society. This book explores obvious marginalized classes, such as criminals, gypsies, and prostitutes. It also challenges traditional understandings of the margin by showing that female mystics could fall into the margins. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Grotans, Anna. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030827
ISBN
9780268030827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349467
ISBN
9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068955
ISBN
9780393068955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

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