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Hardback. Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? Did the potato seem really, really weird when it arrived on our shores? This 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784740313
- ISBN
- 9781784740313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.90
€ 33.99
€ 22.90
Paperback. A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 maps + 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300223484
- ISBN
- 9780300223484
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.58
€ 12.99
€ 12.58
Hardback. Memoir of the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers during Sri Lanka's civil war Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046404
- ISBN
- 9781849046404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. Buergenthal arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254004
- ISBN
- 9781781254004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.69
€ 13.00
€ 11.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 100 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764313936
- ISBN
- 9780764313936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Basic Civitas Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465057955
- ISBN
- 9780465057955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.11
€ 30.11
Paperback. Boyd Hilton examines the changes in politics and society in the years 1783-1846, showing how the raffish and rakish style of eighteenth-century society, having reached a peak in the Regency, then succumbed to the new norms of respectability popularly known as 'Victorianism'. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199218912
- ISBN
- 9780199218912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.91
€ 68.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277064
- ISBN
- 9780877277064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Probes regional cartography, choerography, and statecraft to redefine restoration (ishin) in modern Japanese history. This title argues that both the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1600-1868) and the reformers of the Meiji era (1868-1912) recruited the classical map to serve the cause of administrative reform. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 color maps, 20 b/w maps, 5 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272767
- ISBN
- 9780520272767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.18
€ 41.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. Translator(s): Ouahes, Colette; Floor, Willem. Num Pages: 582 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDT; HBJF1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823652
- ISBN
- 9781933823652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.59
€ 59.15
€ 46.59
Hardcover. In explaining an improbable liaison and its consequences, A Mattress Maker's Daughter explores changing concepts of love and romance, new standards of public and private conduct, and emerging attitudes toward property and legitimacy just as the age of Renaissance humanism gives way to the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724662
- ISBN
- 9780674724662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64€ 57.66
€ 62.64
€ 57.66
Paperback. A work on Jewish communities in the medieval Mediterranean world that offers an unparalleled view of how people lived, traveled, worshiped, and conducted their economic and social affairs. Editor(s): Lassner, Jacob. Num Pages: 525 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240599
- ISBN
- 9780520240599
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Gives an overview of the Mediterranean (history, people, culture) during the high middle ages. This book discusses the working class; the business world, and government's role in commerce; and describes travel and seafaring. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221581
- ISBN
- 9780520221581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Explores the nature of medieval religious democracy, including discussion of the community, social services, local government, worship, education, interfaith relations, relations between religion and the state, and the relations between the communities and the state. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 649 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 649
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221598
- ISBN
- 9780520221598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Deals with the Mediterranean family - the extended family, marriage (rituals, economics, social and cultural safeguards), the Mediterranean household, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, and the world of women. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 543 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221604
- ISBN
- 9780520221604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book details city life, domestic architecture, furnishings and housewares, clothing and jewelry, food and drink, and other material culture. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 513 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221611
- ISBN
- 9780520221611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 687 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 210 x 49. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 687
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221628
- ISBN
- 9780520221628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Provides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan. Editor(s): Marston, Daniel P., D. Phil.; Sundaram, Chandar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219992
- ISBN
- 9780253219992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. A major new study of Irish military history from the earliest times to the present day. Editor(s): Bartlett, Thomas; Jeffery, Keith. Num Pages: 592 pages, 115 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521629898
- ISBN
- 9780521629898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.58€ 53.17
€ 56.58
€ 53.17
paperback. The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. This illustrated pean to his rich heritage explores both the detail of battles and the cultural history of war, devoting eight separate chapters to 'The Cultural and Physical Dimensions' of Scottish military involvement. Editor(s): Spiers, Edward M.; Crang, Jeremy A.; Strickland, Matthew. Num Pages: 922 pages, 116 b&w illustrations & colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748694495
- ISBN
- 9780748694495
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.81
€ 49.99
€ 36.81
Paperback. Casey was one of a group of Fenians arrested in 1865 in Cork and transported to Western Australia with other Fenians captured in the abortive 1867 Rising. This title includes Casey's account of his experiences as a convict on roadwork parties, as well as correspondence by Casey and other Fenians. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MBF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 121 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318. Casey was one of a group of Fenians arrested in 1865 in Cork and transported to Western Australia with other Fenians captured in the abortive 1867 Rising. A Mingling of Swans includes Casey’s unpublished account of his experiences as a convict on roadwork parties, as well as correspondence by Casey and other Fenians, and some articles by Casey on his impressions of Western Australia which were published in Dublin separatist newspapers. Casey portrays with humour and determination the harsh conditions endured by Fenian prisoners.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359003
- ISBN
- 9781906359003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 16 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705236
- ISBN
- 9781501705236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. This text addresses a central question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: how did the Third Republic, highly regarded for its professed democratic values, allow itself to be seduced by the insidious and persistent appeal of a civilizing ideology with distinct racist overtones? Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740128
- ISBN
- 9780804740128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
A Mission to the Medieval Middle East: The Travels of Bertrandon de la...
Bertrandon de La Brocquière
Hardback. In the years 1432-3 Bertandon de la Brocquiere , fifteenth-century gentleman and confidante to the Duke of Burgundy, undertook a pilgrimage to the Middle East and beyond. Editor(s): Irwin, Robert. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764320
- ISBN
- 9781780764320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.13€ 116.46
€ 130.13
€ 116.46