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Paperback. On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz - the only train, in the four years of German occupation, to take women of the resistance to a death camp. This title presents the story of these women. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523895
ISBN
9780099523895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KRF0020529
ISBN
9780306803529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This volume presents an exploration of the origins of nationalism and cultural identity in China, tracing the ways in which a large, early modern empire of Eurasia, the Qing, incorporated neighbouring, but disparate, political traditions into a new style of emperorship. Num Pages: 417 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234246
ISBN
9780520234246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remembered today. A Traveled First Lady (with Foreword by Laura Bush) corrects this oversight, by sharing Adams's remarkable story in her own words. Num Pages: 375 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048010
ISBN
9780674048010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Gijsbert Heeck (1619-1669) was a medicinal specialist with the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His journal is based on the daily notes he made during his third trip to the East. This volume carries the selections from his journal that deal with Siam, accompanied by the original Dutch text. Translator(s): Terwiel, Barend Jan. Num Pages: 32 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JD; HBJF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9789749511350
ISBN
9789749511350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.80

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Geissler, Peter. Editor(s): Judd, Denis. Series: Traveller's History of Athens. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Interlink Books
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565332
ISBN
9781566565332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Series: Traveller's History of Canada. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566563864
ISBN
9781566563864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Geissler, Peter. Series: Traveller's History of Venice. Num Pages: 249 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group Inc
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566566117
ISBN
9781566566117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.14

hardcover. A Trying Question traces the history of the jury in Canada and links its nineteenth-century decline to the rise of the professional class. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442640382
ISBN
9781442640382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. Classic account of an idyllic childhood in Italy, under the shadow of approaching war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780228648
ISBN
9781780228648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

paperback. Tells the story of a national obsession. This title presents a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BBC Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781849906517
ISBN
9781849906517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Lawyer, educator, novelist, radio and television scriptwriter, film director and screenwriter, wartime intelligence operative, and full-time radical romantic, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to be an informer. This biography helps us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236721
ISBN
9780520236721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. A global story of passion, espionage and double-crossing that saw a woman born to indulgence and selfishness sacrifice everything for love, only to be betrayed Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747972
ISBN
9781780747972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241973745
ISBN
9780241973745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226393780
ISBN
9780226393780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. The extraordinary letters and diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart, who served during the First World War - a vivid and moving picture of trench warfare. Num Pages: 336 pages, B & W throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340977125
ISBN
9780340977125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010445
ISBN
9781847010445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817981525
ISBN
9780817981525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.43

Paperback. A story of Philiphe Binh, a Vietnamese Catholic priest who in 1796 traveled from Tonkin to the Portuguese court in Lisbon to persuade its ruler to appoint a bishop for his community of ex-Jesuits. This book examines how the intersections of Roman Catholic geographies shaped the lives of Vietnamese Christians in the early modern era. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 b/w, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293434
ISBN
9780520293434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. aeo Provides the first ever student edition of this highly influential and, outside the library, otherwise unavailable text. aeo Represents a key critical intervention in the public sphere by a major canonical Renaissance poet. aeo Makes available a controversial and founding document in English colonial discourse. Editor(s): Hadfield, Andrew; Maley, Willy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205357
ISBN
9780631205357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Hardback. How can we explain this striking paradox? Why do we often underestimate the virtue of moderation? Seeking to answer these questions, this book examines moderation in modern French political thought and focuses on the French Revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HPS; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146768
ISBN
9780691146768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.08

Paperback. Reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. This book reveals the history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor England. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960223
ISBN
9780091960223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Why not travel back in time and fancy yourself as a Georgian? Monica Hall transports you to this boisterous period. Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473876859
ISBN
9781473876859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. This quirky title lifts the lid on the world of privilege depicted by Jane Austen, offering a sensory view of the era and revealing the grubby realities of life in Regency England. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16-page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592649
ISBN
9781781592649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

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