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Paperback. Boy scouts have been part of the fabric of British society since the movement's founding by Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell in 1907, and scout training provides boys with instruction in good citizenship. This title tells the story of the scout movement and its growth from an experimental camp held on Brownsea Island. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811510
- ISBN
- 9780747811510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Nothing experienced in human history, before or since, eclipses the terror, tragedy and scale of the Black Death, the disease which killed millions of people in Medieval Europe. This title tells the story of Britain immediately before, during and after this catastrophe. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548836
- ISBN
- 9780099548836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719060243
- ISBN
- 9780719060243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.72
€ 26.99
€ 26.72
Paperback. A study that is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It shows how the Scots Georgian burgh developed to become a powerfully controlled urban community, with disturbance deliberately designed out. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692576
- ISBN
- 9780748692576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.63
€ 48.99
€ 43.63
Hardback. This book examines the political events of Scotland under Charles II to provide the first detailed and accessible account of the Restoration of the Scottish parliament. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624577
- ISBN
- 9780748624577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838388
- ISBN
- 9781843838388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.44
€ 33.99
€ 32.44
Paperback. A cultural history of the Scottish Highlands Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930001
- ISBN
- 9781909930001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.57
€ 19.99
€ 19.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319430737
- ISBN
- 9783319430737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.59€ 42.32
€ 117.59
€ 42.32
Paperback. Emphasising on the diversity of intellectual discussion taking place in this small country located on the outer edge of Europe, and also the European dimension of this Scottish movement, this book is arranged thematically - Human Nature, Ethics, Aesthetics, Religion, Economics, Social Theory and Politics, Law, Historiography, Language and Science. Editor(s): Broadie, Alexander. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 52. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Canongate UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862417383
- ISBN
- 9780862417383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.53
€ 24.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. The story of the Scottish crown jewels & the minister's wife Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440293
- ISBN
- 9780752440293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Guides the reader on an intimate tour of the houses, this book recounts their histories and profiles the colourful lairds, clan chiefs and nobles who have called them home. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMKH; AMR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 281 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291726
- ISBN
- 9780500291726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.14
€ 25.99
€ 19.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMKL; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752491110
- ISBN
- 9780752491110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.20
€ 13.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. The Scottish diasporic communities closest to home - those which are part of what we sometimes term the 'near diaspora' - are those we know least about. Whilst an interest in the overseas Scottish diaspora has grown in recent years, Scots who chose to settle in other parts of UK have been largely neglected. This book addresses this imbalance. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748679928
- ISBN
- 9780748679928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.00
€ 105.84
€ 101.00
Paperback. Tracing the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, this book explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. It challenges dominant view that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold'. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748680276
- ISBN
- 9780748680276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. The craze for photography ripped through Scotland like a whirlwind following its invention in 1839. This book is the story of the rural and urban poor, and the Clearances that drove people from the land to seek work in the cities or new hope in emigration to the New World. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500290781
- ISBN
- 9780500290781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 4.99
€ 16.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. Num Pages: 377 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842591
- ISBN
- 9780807842591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.56
€ 25.99
€ 24.56
Paperback. "Beautifully argued .. succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic."-Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351217
- ISBN
- 9780393351217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.73
€ 21.99
€ 19.73
Hardcover. An award-winning historian illuminates the strategy for ending slavery that precipitated the crisis of civil war. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239935
- ISBN
- 9780393239935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109404
- ISBN
- 9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.48
€ 52.99
€ 40.48
paperback. In The Science of Human Diversity, Richard Lynn gives an account of the research sponsored by the Pioneer Fund of New York. The Fund was established in 1937 by the textile millionaire Wickliffe Draper to support research in genetics, heredity and eugenics. Num Pages: 648 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761820413
- ISBN
- 9780761820413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.94
€ 118.94