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Paperback. Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, A Time to Speak tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust. Num Pages: 128 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408557
ISBN
9780856408557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Hardback. Packed with vibrant characters-conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives-A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the "Ohio Gang," and the 1920s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421308
ISBN
9781421421308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. By revealing the ways in which the state and communities dealt with the Great Depression in Japan, this study brings us closer to a comparative, grassroots perspective on how average men and women addressed some of modernity's fundamental questions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps, 9 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012776
ISBN
9780674012776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Provides an examination of the production, consumption, and circulation of tea. This book reveals how the female tea-pluckers seen in advertisements came to symbolise the heart of colonialism in India. It exposes how this image has distracted from working conditions, low wages, and coercive labour practices enforced by the patronage system. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 440 pages, 27 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326748
ISBN
9780822326748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249929
ISBN
9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.58

hardcover. In 1940, for the first time since America's founding, a sitting president sought a third term in office. But this was only one remarkable aspect of that year's election. A Third Term for FDR reveals how domestic policy more than international events influenced Roosevelt's decision to run and his victory in November. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPHC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780700624027
ISBN
9780700624027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757546
ISBN
9780804757546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.71

Hardback. A Temperate Empire explores how early North American settlers understood the widespread process of climate warming and tried to remake local climates through colonial settlement and economic development. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190206598
ISBN
9780190206598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.38

paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284982
ISBN
9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322841
ISBN
9780226322841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. While the cult of St Theodore has been studied in the context of hagiographical writing and from the perspective of his representation in medieval art, this translation of the Greek texts connected with St Theodore examines the structure of the texts and their historical development. Series: Translated Texts for Byzantinists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381663
ISBN
9781781381663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.62

Hardback. This is the tale of an accusation of blood libel during a period when France prided itself on its rationality. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; JFSR1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774048
ISBN
9780804774048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052789
ISBN
9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. John Stow first published his "Survey of London" in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever since. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942409
ISBN
9780750942409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234925
ISBN
9780803234925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190672164
ISBN
9780190672164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. A dramatic history of human experiences, sights, sounds, emotions and fears as ordinary people struggle to cope as their street in Arnhem is overwhelmed in a savage and bloody battle, written by best-selling author, Robert Kershaw Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711038288
ISBN
9780711038288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art and business in nineteenth-century Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ACV; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 43. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782395188
ISBN
9781782395188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Hardback. This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their origins, their critics, and their aftermath, as well as their influence on the American cultural imagination to the present day. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199890347
ISBN
9780199890347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190627805
ISBN
9780190627805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.48

Paperback. A vivid page-turning narrative of the most horrific battle in history by a soldier turned bestselling novelist Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Weidenfeld Military
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366569
ISBN
9780304366569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Traces the complex history of human interaction with the Apostle Islands Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 44 illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992921
ISBN
9780295992921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Covers preserved steam machinery. Num Pages: 160 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 216. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473860452
ISBN
9781473860452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.76

Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591764
ISBN
9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

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