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Paperback. Home to the ancient civilizations of Dilmun and Tylos, Bahrain was one of the most significant cultural areas in the region and as a trading centre it had enormous wealth, reflected in its buildings and artefacts. This is a comprehensive illustrated history of the Bahrain Islands over 3000 years. Editor(s): Crawford, Harriet E. W.; Rice, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXB; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647420
ISBN
9781860647420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.79

Hardback. Illuminates a pivotal period of change, resistance, progress, and backlash for American women. The author chronicles an exciting and tumultuous history, beginning with World War II and its profound impact on women's short- and long-term employment prospects. Editor(s): Sigerman, Harriet. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116985
ISBN
9780231116985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.45

Paperback. The troubled story of Syria's Kurdish population. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533939
ISBN
9781784533939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. The definitive collection of Oregon's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Beaver State residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762749713
ISBN
9780762749713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 26.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762761197
ISBN
9780762761197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.24

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; WC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Globe Pequot United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780471
ISBN
9780762780471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613987
ISBN
9780745613987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. During the second half of the 18th century, the social role of educated women and the nature of domesticity were the focus of widespread debate in Britain. This work explores how small changes in the meaning of patriotism permitted educated women to imagine themselves as political subjects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310527
ISBN
9780226310527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Argues for a completely new interpretation of republican chronology. While classicists have long recognized that the Roman Republic changed and evolved over time, the author mounts a serious argument against the idea of republican continuity that has been fundamental to modern historical study. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152585
ISBN
9780691152585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. This collection of essays challenges the notion that early postwar Britain was characterized by a consensus between the major political parties arising out of the experiences of the wartime coalition government. It covers topics as diverse as industrial relations and decolonisation. Editor(s): Jones, Harriet; Kandiah, Michael D. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 213 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650738
ISBN
9780333650738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.87

Hardback. This book offers the first full-length English-language biography of Avraam Uri Kovner, a fascinating and peculiar Russian-Jewish writer and criminal who lived at the end of the nineteenth century. It is also an examination of Russo-Jewish identity in the modern period and of larger questions of hybridity and performativity. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732901
ISBN
9780804732901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.47

Paperback. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066. 288 pages, ill. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747579687
ISBN
9780747579687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

paperback. London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. In the early 20th century, families crowded into single rooms, children played on the streets and neighbours' doors were never locked in case you needed an escape route from the police. This title offers a depiction of what it means to be an East Ender. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w photos scattered throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941505
ISBN
9780091941505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, this title addresses 20 of questions that have asked over the centuries about the course of human events. It takes ride over continents and across centuries in search of answers that are sometimes surprising, often controversial, and of great relevance to how we live today. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vintage Publishing London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468462
ISBN
9780099468462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361015
ISBN
9780822361015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360872
ISBN
9780822360872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156646
ISBN
9781405156646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Paperback. The 1943 invasion of Bougainville, largest and northernmost of the Solomon Islands, and the naval battles during the campaign for the island, contributed heavily to the defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific War. This work is an account of the long and bitter fighting that took place. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJD; HBJM; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190471
ISBN
9780813190471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.44

Hardback. Impact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945 Num Pages: 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473870987
ISBN
9781473870987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781853908040
ISBN
9781853908040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback.

A succinct analysis of the causes and course of the Civil War xxx;going up to Franco's new Spain. For the Second Edition there is a fuller examination of the politics of the Second Republic and there is also a more detailed account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement.

Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582289888
ISBN
9780582289888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JPH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873516105
ISBN
9780873516105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852170943
ISBN
9781852170943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Paperback. Series: Scottish Clan Mini-book. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 104 x 4. Weight in Grams: 44.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852170950
ISBN
9781852170950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

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