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Paperback. In a lively and accessible way, this book tells the story of the diverse and colourful people who occupied Canterbury before the Normans. Num Pages: 112 pages, Approximately 30, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Carnegie Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910837016
ISBN
9781910837016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. In the late 18th century German-speaking Europe was a patchwork of undeveloped principalities. Yet by the early 20th century, unified Germany had become the most powerful state in Europe. This book tells the story of this transformation weaving together political, social and cultural history. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231967
ISBN
9780631231967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.77

Hardcover. In the late 18th century German-speaking Europe was a patchwork of undeveloped principalities. Yet by the early 20th century, unified Germany had become the most powerful state in Europe. This book tells the story of this transformation weaving together political, social and cultural history. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 480 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231950
ISBN
9780631231950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. Nine men. 2,000 enemies. No back-up. No air support. No rescue. No chance..The SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBWS5; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409129028
ISBN
9781409129028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. The American Revolutionary War pitched the newly formed Continental Army against the professional British Redcoats - a highly trained organization manned by long-serving and experienced infantrymen with a formidable reputation forged on European battlefields during the Seven Years' War. This book deals with this war. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 250 x 4. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806482
ISBN
9781472806482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Pursued by British forces, Washington and his remaining 5,000 men resolved on a risky strike against the British and Hessian positions across the Delaware River. This book shows how, crossing the river, Washington took the Trenton garrison for the loss of only four men, before outflanking Cornwallis' 8,000-strong force and marching on Princeton. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846033506
ISBN
9781846033506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908699312
ISBN
9781908699312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908699107
ISBN
9781908699107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. The story of historic district on the south bank of the Thames and beyond - the original playground of Londoners, complete with inns, bear pits, brothels and theatres. Num Pages: 304 pages, 79 illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442. London's Original District of Sin. 304 pages, 79 illustrations (some col.), maps. The story of historic district on the south bank of the Thames and beyond - the original playground of Londoners, complete with inns, bear pits, brothels and theatres. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445613840
ISBN
9781445613840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.62

Paperback. This examination of American labour policy demonstrates that although most industrializing nations began to limit employer freedom and regulate labour conditions in the 1900's, the US continued to allow total employer discretion in decisions concerning hiring, firing, and workplace conditions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBWJ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697298
ISBN
9780847697298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Hardback. Brahmanical Theories of the Gift constitutes the first critical edition and translation into any modern language of a d nanibandha, a classical Hindu legal digest devoted to the culturally and religiously important topic of gifting. David Brick has included an extensive historical introduction to the text and its subject matter." Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages. BIC Classification: D; DS; HBJF; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088481
ISBN
9780674088481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.62
€ 50.22

Paperback. This work looks at class formation in western Canada. The author explores the various levels of class formation and identity in the years before World War I, arguing that Calgary's reputation as a centre of labour conservatism is an oversimplification in need of revision. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806978
ISBN
9780774806978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Paperback. Part of a trilogy "The Problem of Slavery in World History", this is the second book in the series. It features a preface exploring the anti-slavery debate among American historians, between the 1970s and 1990s, started by the original publication of this book in the 1970s. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126716
ISBN
9780195126716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491139
ISBN
9780801491139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075341
ISBN
9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177961
ISBN
9780300177961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415677172
ISBN
9780415677172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Hardback. The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 309 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837831
ISBN
9781843837831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. This historical study traces the process of state-building in Colombia from the struggle for independence, territorial consolidation and reform in the 19th century, to economic development and social and political democratization in the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572. A Nation in Spite of Itself. 384 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, 4 tables. This historical study traces the process of state-building in Colombia from the struggle for independence, territorial consolidation and reform in the 19th century, to economic development and social and political democratization in the 20th century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight: 492.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
4th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082892
ISBN
9780520082892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752400426
ISBN
9780752400426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. In 1812 John Bellingham made his way to the Palace of Westminster. In the lobby, he shot the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval. There was no mystery about the killer's identity, but why did he do it? This book tells the story of how John Bellingham was let down by the British Establishment and how he took his revenge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944014
ISBN
9780750944014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. An innovative history that sees the agreements and ideas of the American Founders especially the Constitution as an effort to create a "peace pact" both among member states and with other nations." Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614936
ISBN
9780700614936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

paperback. Suetonius has often been used as if he were an historian, and at the same time criticised for not being one. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 224 pages, p. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856685385
ISBN
9780856685385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. Now in paperback: Heisenberg's life reconsidered for the twenty-first century by the world's leading English-language authority. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; HBJD; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137284
ISBN
9781934137284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.42

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