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Paperback. Paints a portrait of the practitioners of slumming and their world: who they were, why they went, what they claimed to have found, how it changed them, and how slumming, in turn, shaped both Victorian and twentieth-century understandings of poverty and social welfare, gender relations, and sexuality. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006, Third Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128009
ISBN
9780691128009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656885
ISBN
9781841656885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: BM; HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152631
ISBN
9780231152631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.49

paperback. Presents a portrait of Julius Agricola - the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus' well-loved and respected father-in-law. This title offers fascinating descriptions of the geography, climate and people of the country, and an account of the early stages of the Roman occupation of Britain. Editor(s): Rives, James. Translator(s): Mattingly, H. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDAR; DB; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140455403
ISBN
9780140455403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409800
ISBN
9781910409800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.58

Hardback. A fascinating reassessment of a turning point in the First World War, revealing its role in shaping the German psyche Translator(s): Spencer, Mr. Stewart. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780300221381
ISBN
9780300221381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBTK; WCP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807315
ISBN
9780747807315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Akademica Publishing Norway
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788232100200
ISBN
9788232100200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Introducing students to the study of American history, this edition has been substantially revised to include such topics as the experience of colonial women and generational conflicts. It explores America's social, political and diplomatic past from the early 1600s to the US Civil War. Editor(s): Dinnerstein, Leonard; Jackson, Kenneth T. Num Pages: 348 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 307. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
7th Edition
SKU
KST0035887
ISBN
9780195087833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A bestseller in 1859, Self-Help became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Smiles's book is the precursor of today's motivational and self-improvement literature and encapsulated the aspirational Victorian desire for social advancement. Editor(s): Sinnema, Peter W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552450
ISBN
9780199552450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. A re-evaluation of the rise and fall of English Military supremacy. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845295349
ISBN
9781845295349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Paperback. For six centuries, the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean. This book reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140119947
ISBN
9780140119947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Series: Poyser Monographs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; PSVW6; RNK; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408159903
ISBN
9781408159903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 64.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199679256
ISBN
9780199679256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 311.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783783113
ISBN
9781783783113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Hardback. Tracing journeys of Cantonese migrants along the West River and its tributaries, Steven B. Miles describes the circulation of people through one of the world's great river systems between the late sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975200
ISBN
9780674975200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Spellmount
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752490007
ISBN
9780752490007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of curry as the national dish, this book reveals the fascinating multicultural history of British food over the last 150 years, showing how a combination of immigration, increased wealth and globalization have transformed the eating habits of the British. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896582
ISBN
9781861896582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGH; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277132
ISBN
9780877277132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Although an inherently unsuccessful design, the battlecruisers were amongst the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy during World War II. This work traces the pre-war development of these warships, then describes their wartime exploits, using this to show their operational performance. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w & 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 249 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766331
ISBN
9781841766331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. One of 4 books to launch a brand-new series on Scotland's geology and landscapes which explain how Scotland's scenery was made, why it looks the way it does today and how it has changed over millions of years. Series: Landscapes in Stone. Num Pages: 48 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; HBJD1; RBG; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780273693
ISBN
9781780273693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback. This study describes the development of urban planning ideas since the end of World War II to the 1990s. It outlines the main theories of planning, from the traditional view of urban planning as an exercise in physical design, to more recent views of planning as a form of "communicative action". Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; AMVD; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761960935
ISBN
9780761960935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Paperback. On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ASDL; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007576630
ISBN
9780007576630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415689700
ISBN
9780415689700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

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