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Hardcover. The book provides a richly illustrated history of Exeter's famous underground passages-and of the city's sophisticated system of public water supply during the medieval and early modern periods. The aqueduct tunnels are a vivid testament to the skill of the medieval craftsmen who built them, and cannot be paralleled anywhere else in Britain. Num Pages: 320 pages, approximately 100, many in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HBJD1; HDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898775
ISBN
9780859898775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Paperback. This book argues that regional food culture is intrinsic to how Chinese connect to the past, live in the present, and imagine their future. It focuses on Shanghai-a food lover's paradise-and identifies the importance of regional food culture at pivotal moments in the city's history, and in Chinese history more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786911
ISBN
9780804786911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407623
ISBN
9781421407623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. An expanded and up-to-date edition of this classic history Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 1040 pages, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220707
ISBN
9780253220707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718022235
ISBN
9780718022235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. 'To the barricades!' - The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This title presents the history of the barricade that charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a European revolutionary tradition. It traces the barricade from its beginnings onwards. Num Pages: 454 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266322
ISBN
9780520266322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 65.15

Paperback. A collection of essays, which explore Calcutta, from the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad to the televising of a Hindu epic. It combines analysis of major issues with a feel for the fine texture and human realities of Indian life. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KIN0032646
ISBN
9780140104806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Describes life on the Mississippi River, with observations and anecdotes about the culture and society along the river valley. This book includes character sketches, historical facts, information and reminiscences of Twain's boyhood and experiences as a steam-boat pilot. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140390506
ISBN
9780140390506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.21

Hardback. Finally, Policing Democracy probes democratic politics, power relations, and regional disparities of security and reform to establish a framework for understanding the crisis and moving beyond it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; JKSW1; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898020
ISBN
9780801898020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20
€ 56.18

Paperback. Finally, Policing Democracy probes democratic politics, power relations, and regional disparities of security and reform to establish a framework for understanding the crisis and moving beyond it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898587
ISBN
9780801898587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.33

Paperback. A raw and gripping account of the Second World War and the men and the Machines who beat Hitler Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349000145
ISBN
9780349000145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting and thieving their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. This book traces the story of the 95th Rifles, the sharpshooters of Wellington's Army. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571216819
ISBN
9780571216819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612710
ISBN
9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640723
ISBN
9780691640723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.75
€ 126.19

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470182574
ISBN
9780470182574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493022571
ISBN
9781493022571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.41

Hardback. This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United States in the 1910s, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748634231
ISBN
9780748634231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 114.08

Paperback. This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United States in the 1910s, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748634248
ISBN
9780748634248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608465910
ISBN
9781608465910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951. 256 pages, 25ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPVR. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485428
ISBN
9780801485428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black and white illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481123
ISBN
9780801481123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. An engaging history of Wisconsin through the end of the 19th century Series: A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253223326
ISBN
9780253223326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 339 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; HBJK; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310816
ISBN
9781477310816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177459
ISBN
9781550177459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.26

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