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paperback. This book records Charleston's development from 1670 and ends with an afterword on the effects of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, drawing with special care on information from every facet of the city's life-its people and institutions; its art and architecture; its recreational, social and intellectual life; its politics and city government. Num Pages: 555 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
555
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872497979
ISBN
9780872497979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.31

Paperback. Erudite but highly readable.. An attractive and timely repackaging of an unrivalled classic of Burgundian studies. MEDIUM AEVUM Series: The History of Valois Burgundy. Num Pages: 557 pages, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 42. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
557
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851159188
ISBN
9780851159188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413777898
ISBN
9780413777898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.09

Paperback. Part of a series of short paperbacks designed to provide A level and undergraduate students with a comprehensive range of material covering British and European history, from the Medieval period through to the 20th century. This book focuses on the times of King Charles I. Series: Seminar Studies in History. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582003545
ISBN
9780582003545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

Paperback. Charles I has often been portrayed as unfit to rule, with historians blaming him for the events surrounding the Civil War. This biography of Charles I addresses their judgments of the king - that he was an uncounselled ruler, insufficiently popular, and more effective as a party leader than as a monarch. Num Pages: 504 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405859035
ISBN
9781405859035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.76

Hardback. This is an account of the life of German nationalist and revolutionary Charles Follen. His life embraces many historical issues, he conspired in the first political murder of modern German history, fled to Switzerland, then America where he was instrumental in the importation of German ideas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674110113
ISBN
9780674110113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Dundurn United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919670761
ISBN
9780919670761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653020
ISBN
9780691653020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.37

Paperback. What are Charles and Camilla really like? What is their heritage? What has made them the way they are? This title offers a portrait of two unusual individuals and a family saga. Num Pages: 416 pages, 40. BIC Classification: BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002265
ISBN
9780099490876
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239432
ISBN
9780520239432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 23 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 31. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
Edition
Har/Chrt
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023630
ISBN
9780884023630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Bachrach, David Stewart. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107586
ISBN
9780300107586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Hardback. When the legendary Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne died in 814 he left behind a dominion and a legacy unlike anything seen in Western Europe since the fall of Rome. Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a unified kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called the father of Europe. Translator(s): Lewis, Peter. Num Pages: 630 pages, 8 color illustrations, 62 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 168 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737396
ISBN
9780674737396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.77

Paperback. A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933310
ISBN
9780861933310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781441146489
ISBN
9781441146489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.44

paperback. Charity and Sylvia is the intimate history of the extraordinary marriage of two ordinary early American women. Their story, drawn from the women's personal writings and other original documents, reveals that same-sex marriage is not as new as we think. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9780190627317
ISBN
9780190627317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.73

Hardback. This book explores responses to poverty in eighteenth-century England, with an eye to some of the odder manifestations of charity and poor relief. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078835
ISBN
9780719078835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.13

By tracing the varied role of women as producers and distributors of welfare during the period 1780-1930 in both metropolitan and provincial contexts, this collection argues that philanthropy predated, shaped and co-existed with the formation of the "classical" welfare state. It highlights the bias of gender and class in social work. Editor(s): Jordansson, Birgitta; Vammen, Tinne. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383396
ISBN
9788778383396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.98

hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 1 diagrames, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DS; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801453830
ISBN
9780801453830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.86

Hardcover. In her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113675
ISBN
9780472113675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455621149
ISBN
9781455621149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.77

Hardback. Charlie Chaplin grew up in and around the music hall. His parents, aunt and their friends all earned their precarious livings on the stage and Chaplin himself started out his career touring music halls with a dance troupe. The author tells the story of the lives and careers of Chaplin's family and their music-hall circle. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763149
ISBN
9781780763149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 48.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299289041
ISBN
9780299289041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

In AD 1438 a battle took place outside the city of Cuzco that changed the course of South American history. The Chanka, a powerful ethnic group from the Andahuaylas region, had begun an aggressive program of expansion. Conquering a host of smaller polities, their army had advanced well inside the territory of their traditional rival, the Inca. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 105 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745598
ISBN
9781931745598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81

Paperback. A superb pictorial record of nearly 100 historic churches, hospitals and prisons in York Series: Changing Times. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552636
ISBN
9781781552636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s. Editor(s): Davis, Belinda J.; Mausbach, Wilfried; Klimke, Martin. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456511
ISBN
9781845456511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.95

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648842
ISBN
9780691648842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.58

Hardcover. Initially propounded by the philosopher Jurgen Habermas in 1962 in order to describe the realm of social discourse between the state on one hand, and the private sphere of the market and the family on the other, the concept of a bourgeois public sphere quickly became a central point of reference in the humanities and social sciences. Editor(s): Emden, Christian J.; Midgley, David. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455000
ISBN
9780857455000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.68

paperback. Frank Raymond Secoy wrote this work while at Columbia University in the early 1950s. In his introduction, John C Ewers considers the influence of Secoy's book on scholars since its original publication in 1953. Num Pages: 128 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803292093
ISBN
9780803292093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of France, the early modern period, and the history of religion, this book offers interpretations of what it meant to be French during a period of profound transition, from the outbreak of the Hundred Years War in the mid-fourteenth century to the consolidation of the Bourbon monarchy in the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Wolfe, Michael. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319139
ISBN
9780822319139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Hardback. Neeti Nair's account of the partition in the Punjab rejects the idea that essential differences between the Hindu and Muslim communities made political settlement impossible. Far from being an inevitable solution, partition--though advocated by some powerful Hindus--was a stunning surprise to the majority of Hindus in the region. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057791
ISBN
9780674057791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Paul; Oliver, Pamela. Num Pages: 158 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MBF; HBJF; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780732611965
ISBN
9780732611965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637051
ISBN
9780691637051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691608631
ISBN
9780691608631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Hardback. Series: Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857287779
ISBN
9780857287779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.45

Hardback. A collection of essays which range from a general discussion of the private sector to case studies about volunteer work, religious entities, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Cuba. Editor(s): Gray, Alexander Ian; Kapcia, Antoni. Series Editor(s): Kirk, John M. Series: Contemporary Cuba. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813031927
ISBN
9780813031927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.15

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Libris United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870352611
ISBN
9781870352611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 col. map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658603
ISBN
9781850658603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.72

Paperback. Deals with the theory of the city or commonwealth, what would come to be called the state, in early modern natural law discourse. This book takes an approach by looking at this political entity from the perspective of its boundaries and those who crossed them. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New in Paper
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162416
ISBN
9780691162416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bose, Meena. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629489209
ISBN
9781629489209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.32
€ 152.62

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