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Paperback. Using transaction cost analysis and public choice theory, this book explores the growth of the federal bureaucracy and the political and economic obstacles to reforming it. It examines the political and economic forces that have shaped the civil service from the Pendleton Act of 1883 to today. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ; KCZ; KFFD; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401713
ISBN
9780226401713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Hardcover. Forget the boring stuff you learned in school. Here's the REAL skinny on Irish history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 256 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170699
ISBN
9781847170699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. "The Feast of Saint Abraham is characterized by originality, profound scholarship (especially with regard to new manuscript sources), and by clarity and felicity of style.. A fine book."-Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235678
ISBN
9780812235678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Paperback. In June 1405, King Henry IV stopped at a small Yorkshire manor house to shelter from a storm. That night he awoke screaming that traitors were burning his skin. His instinctive belief that he was being poisoned was understandable: he had already survived at least eight plots to dethrone or kill him in the first six years of his reign. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135295
ISBN
9781844135295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801491139
ISBN
9780801491139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Hardback. This text paints a picture of Roosevelt and the American decade he has come to define. The book investigates the many facets of Roosevelt's politics and personality that inspired a nation to believe that the presidency had been reborn. Num Pages: 377 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082983
ISBN
9780231082983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Hardcover. Providing the first detailed analysis of a largely neglected aspect of FBI history, this book charts the evolution of the Bureau's efforts to combat the spread of obscenity and its perceived insidious effects. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618255
ISBN
9780700618255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

Paperback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640768
ISBN
9780748640768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.03

Hardcover. On 30 January 1933, Alfred Hugenberg's conservative German National People's Party (DNVP) formed a coalition government with the Nazi Party, thus enabling Hitler to accede to the chancellorship. This book analyzes in detail the complicated relationship between Conservatives and Nazis and offers a re-interpretation of the Nazi seizure of power.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454968
ISBN
9781845454968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.00

Hardback. This engaging book harnesses the uncertainty and excitement of the Constitutional debates to show readers the clear departure the Constitution marked, the powerful reasons people had to view it warily, and the persuasive claims that Madison and his allies finally made with success. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421420011
ISBN
9781421420011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Paperback. This engaging book harnesses the uncertainty and excitement of the Constitutional debates to show readers the clear departure the Constitution marked, the powerful reasons people had to view it warily, and the persuasive claims that Madison and his allies finally made with success. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420028
ISBN
9781421420028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

paperback. An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1MBF; 3JF; HBJM; HBLL; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099448549
ISBN
9780099448549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Christopher Wood, a young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world had seen. Richard Hilary, confident, handsome and unprincipled, flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before being shot down and horribly burned. Jeremy Wolfenden was born in 1936, the son of Jack, later Lord Wolfenden. This work talks about these three people. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518013
ISBN
9780099518013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. * Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record * The story of the speed kings - the obsessive fast-car record-breakers of the 1920s to 1940s Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349115962
ISBN
9780349115962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.28

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453410
ISBN
9780801453410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Leplat, Fred. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
IMG Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
NSR
Condition
New
SKU
V9780902869752
ISBN
9780902869752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Hardcover. Charles Downing provides one of the first detailed descriptions of life in China by a western visitor. Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
1016
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535865
ISBN
9781784535865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 379.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888909
ISBN
9781845888909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.69

Paperback. Studies the evolution of the family from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century and how the process radically influenced child-rearing, education, contraception, sexual behaviour and marriage. Num Pages: 464 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin England
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140137217
ISBN
9780140137217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348808
ISBN
9781440348808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. Richard's family was his making and undoing.. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660158
ISBN
9781445660158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474088
ISBN
9780801474088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. How often does a visitor to Rome drift towards some landmark and wonder who created it? Why? What was their story? This book provides the answers. At once a history and a guide, it divides Rome into the districts dominated by the fabulously rich families of the Popes: the Colonna, della Rovere, Farnese, Borghese, Barberini and others. Num Pages: 432 pages, app 100 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844134090
ISBN
9781844134090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452499
ISBN
9780801452499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.23

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