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Paperback. Reverses received wisdom, showing that the aeroplane is a central and revealing aspect of an unfamiliar English nation: a warfare state dedicated to technology, industry, empire and military power. This title tells the story of aeronautical England, from its politics to its industry and culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975160
- ISBN
- 9780141975160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
€ 20.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. The central theme of this study of American life in the early 19th century is the establishment of capitalism. The author argues that, following the Industrial Revolution, two distinct societies were created in the USA: rich and poor, proprietors and labourers, city dwellers and farmers. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 509
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195089202
- ISBN
- 9780195089202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.03
€ 42.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597841153
- ISBN
- 9781597841153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.65
€ 30.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. An All-Consuming Century is a rich history of how market goods came to dominate American life over the hundred years between 1900 and 2000 and why for the first time in history there are no practical limits to consumerism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556. Why Commercialism Won in Modern America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. An All-Consuming Century is a rich history of how market goods came to dominate American life over the hundred years between 1900 and 2000 and why for the first time in history there are no practical limits to consumerism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFT. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113137
- ISBN
- 9780231113137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
Hardcover. Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a people in flux. This book features columns, that are presented along with an introduction, notes and a glossary, all designed to give non-Egyptian readers the background they need to understand. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942714
- ISBN
- 9781909942714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.67
€ 40.99
€ 40.67
Paperback. Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America s most colorful state. Editor(s): Wall, Bennett H; Rodrigue, John C. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118619292
- ISBN
- 9781118619292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.64
€ 47.99
€ 47.64
Paperback. Introduces you to Napoleon Bonaparte's beginnings, accomplishments, and famous romances. This book traces Napoleon's rise from Corsican military cadet to Emperor of the French, chronicles his military campaigns, explains the mistakes that led to his removal from power, and explores his impact on Europe and the world. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764597985
- ISBN
- 9780764597985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.00
€ 20.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? This book tells the story of the war - and those who fought it. Num Pages: 768 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029283
- ISBN
- 9780141029283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.82
€ 25.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. The book shows how men's militarization has been both challenged and reinforced in the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776202
- ISBN
- 9780804776202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.31
€ 29.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. An extraordinary tale of the remarkable bond between one man and his dog during the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444796964
- ISBN
- 9781444796964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Argues that it was the working people's interest in equitable access to the country's most obvious asset - land - that led them to advocate a federal Homestead Act granting land to the landless, state legislation to prohibit the foreclosure of family farms, and antimonopolistic limitations on land ownership. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 photographs, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072307
- ISBN
- 9780252072307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.78
€ 24.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. At a villa on the shore of the Wannsee, a lake in suburban Berlin, on 20th January 1942 one of the most terrible meetings in human history convened. Chaired by Reinhard Heydrich and organized and minuted by Adolf Eichmann, it brought together representatives of all the principal Nazi agencies in eastern Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003955
- ISBN
- 9780141003955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KAK0003673
- ISBN
- 9780007257805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp colour, 16pp b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026107
- ISBN
- 9780141026107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. The story of Loos 1915 Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446769
- ISBN
- 9780752446769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire. Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenego, they took on a force of 400,000 Turkish soldiers. This book looks at the diverse and sometimes colourful uniforms worn by both sides. Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVW; 3JJC; HBJD; HBW; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084185
- ISBN
- 9781849084185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171531
- ISBN
- 9780691171531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911024187
- ISBN
- 9781911024187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.58
€ 18.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Includes a general introduction; chronology of major events; What the Romans Knew; Rome and Its Institutions; suggested further reading; and, maps, family trees, a glossary, and an index of historical names. Translator(s): Hurley, Donna W. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603843133
- ISBN
- 9781603843133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282155
- ISBN
- 9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.36
€ 35.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600796
- ISBN
- 9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848543416
- ISBN
- 9781848543416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702462
- ISBN
- 9780292702462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.57
€ 34.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. The story of the bravest battle ever fought. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366415
- ISBN
- 9780304366415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19