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Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541868
ISBN
9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Hardback. Marriages between close relatives were commonplace in nineteenth-century England. This title shows us just how the political networks of the eighteenth-century aristocracy were succeeded by hundreds of in-married bourgeois clans - in finance and industry, in local and national politics, in the church, and in intellectual life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 line art. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JHBT; JHMC; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035898
ISBN
9780674035898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981437
ISBN
9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Over the decades, structural unemployment, concentrated urban poverty, and mass homelessness have also become permanent features of the political economy. This title traces the roots of this carceral crisis through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Detroit rebellion in 1967, and more. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281820
ISBN
9780520281820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752429
ISBN
9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RND; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 22.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762797530
ISBN
9780762797530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.22

This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father. Series: Whitehall Histories. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714654331
ISBN
9780714654331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 202.50

Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218756
ISBN
9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

paperback. Tracing the history of New York transit workers from the Depression to the 1966 transit strike, this work shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a revolution in their daily lives. It is for those interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 figure, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566399227
ISBN
9781566399227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Paperback. From an award-winning journalist, this is a study of Ireland during the Second World War. It covers a range of topics, from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Ireland. It also talks about Ireland's neutrality during the period, which is relevant for contemporary times. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717124114
ISBN
9780717124114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. As the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? This book reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries, letters and records of farmers, bankers, aristocrats and mill-workers. It tells the story of how people lived in one of the most momentous periods of history. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269532
ISBN
9780571269532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.71

Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783081110
ISBN
9781783081110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.44

Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783081127
ISBN
9781783081127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.87

paperback. Showcases peasants' memories of everyday life in North India under royal rule before Indian Independence and their musings on the contrast between the old days and the unprecedented shifts that a half century has wrought. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328209
ISBN
9780822328209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756273
ISBN
9780804756273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.58

Hardback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756266
ISBN
9780804756266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.47

Paperback. In the last years of the twentieth century, Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in Indonesia, which was paralysed by the grip of the dictator General Suharto. After the fall of Suharto came the vote of independence from Indonesia for the tiny occupied country of East Timor. And it was here, that Lloyd Parry reached his own painful, personal crisis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481454
ISBN
9780099481454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. The author has retraced on foot the routes taken by the Black Prince during the French campaigns of 1355-1356, enabling him to provide an entirely new dimension to the events. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 42, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings, 11 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838746
ISBN
9781843838746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Paperback. A history of legendary Copper Canyon treasure seekers and enigmatic natives. This book offers a look into the ways of the resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074998
ISBN
9780252074998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.43

paperback. From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam Num Pages: 592 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
9780349122359
ISBN
9780349122359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.79

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a defiant Polish Jew who commanded Italian resistance fighters during the Holocaust. Throughout the years of the Holocaust, Hermann Wygoda lived a life of narrow escapes, daring masquerades, and battles that almost defy reason. This book celebrates the memory of this man who received decorations from three Western powers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071393
ISBN
9780252071393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Donhardt, G.L. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604569445
ISBN
9781604569445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Argues that anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 tables, 21line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048901
ISBN
9780691048901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493009718
ISBN
9781493009718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.86

Hardback. In the Shadow of Peron constitutes an innovative contribution to the historiography of populism in Latin America and of the Peronist movement in Argentina. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757928
ISBN
9780804757928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.72

Paperback. In tracing the emergence of the Macedonian kingdom from its origins as a Balkan backwater to a major European and Asian power, this title offers to specialists and lay readers alike an account of a relatively unexplored segment of ancient history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691008806
ISBN
9780691008806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633280
ISBN
9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.58

Hardback. Many important right-wing political figures from the late nineteenth century and inter-war period have been over-shadowed in history by Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler. This title assesses the careers of seventeen of the most important figures in right-wing politics in Central and Eastern Europe during this period. Editor(s): Haynes, Rebecca; Rady, Martyn. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 36. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845116972
ISBN
9781845116972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.16
€ 123.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475689
ISBN
9780801475689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.74

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459972
ISBN
9780853459972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826352798
ISBN
9780826352798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Num Pages: 120 pages, over 120 large format color and b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 313 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764319815
ISBN
9780764319815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33
€ 38.41

Num Pages: 200 pages, 30+ photos, line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309724
ISBN
9780764309724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413777126
ISBN
9780413777126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.19

paperback. Kammen is a major American historian, whose books have received the Bancroft and Parkman prizes. This book collects his essays on American culture, of which he is one of the major historians. Num Pages: 296 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Very good clean copy. Covers showing v. light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031746
ISBN
9780195130911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

Hardback. Starting with a comparison of Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, this title examines works by poets and painters, essayists and dramatists, architects and musicians. It explores the literary nature of Victorian history writing, and author reveals the degree to which painters were indebted to written records both fictional and factual. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 244 pages, 80 colour images + 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190427
ISBN
9780300190427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801487866
ISBN
9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.85

Hardback. Following Stalin's lead, the newly communist states of Eastern Europe pursued a total "transformation of nature" in the 1940s and 1950s intended to improve agricultural outputs. This richly detailed volume follows the history of such projects in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, exploring their varied, but largely disastrous, consequences. Editor(s): Olsakova, Doubravka. Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; RND; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332524
ISBN
9781785332524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.69

Hardcover. Clean copy. In mylar
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0034957
ISBN
9780679450795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The complete and definitive history of how Roman generals carved out the greatest and longest-lasting empire the world has ever seen. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817896
ISBN
9780753817896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

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