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Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762782543
ISBN
9780762782543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.83

Hardcover. Tells the story of German nurses who, directly or indirectly, participated in the Nazis' "euthanasia" measures against patients with mental and physical disabilities, measures that claimed well over 100,000 victims from 1939 to 1945. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HPQ; MBX; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006659
ISBN
9780691006659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93
€ 76.79

Paperback. In May 2003, journalist Rory McCarthy went to Iraq to cover what was claimed to be the triumphant rebuilding of the country after the American invasion. From the survivor of one of Sadaam's mass graves to the insurgents of Najaf, this book shows men and women living the dilemmas of Iraq. It provides an overview of a nation in turmoil. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0017063
ISBN
9780701180560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Published just after the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Eikon Basilike is a defence of the king's motivations and actions prior to and during the British civil wars. Nine chapters of Eikonoklastes, John Milton's response to Eikon Basilike, are also included in this edition. Editor(s): Daems, Jim; Nelson, Dr. Holly Faith. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115948
ISBN
9781551115948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Covers topics from the summer nonchalance of 1940 to the grim, anonymous exhaustion of the bomber crews delivering the infernos of Hamburg and Dresden. This title includes all the great dramas of the air war, described by the men in the British and Commonwealth Air Forces who did the fighting. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565345
ISBN
9780099565345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. The history of the Reformation is illuminated by details of the careers of those who fled persecution under Mary Tudor. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 15th & 16th Centuries. Num Pages: 406 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108011266
ISBN
9781108011266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
493
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125531
ISBN
9781905125531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. Dubbed the 'Oscar' by the Allies, the Ki-43 Hayabusa Peregrine was the most prolific Japanese fighter of World War 2. Focusing on the exploits of the Ki-43, this book charts the experiences of the pilots and discusses the early stages of the war in South-East Asia, China, Burma and New Guinea. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034084
ISBN
9781846034084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478901
ISBN
9780801478901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. In 1966, the young Aude Yung-de Prevaux discovered that she was the daughter of the Resistance heroes Jacques and Lotka de Prevaux, of whom she had never heard. This title pieces together her parents' story. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 224 pages, Facsimiles, Portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747553052
ISBN
9780747553052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.35

Hardcover. This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together scholars from different disciplines who address the history of women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria. Editor(s): Good, David F.; Grandner, Margarete; Maynes, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 tables, 3 graphs, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454. Very good copy in very good cloth covers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016004
ISBN
9781571810656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This volume is a fascinating collection of pieces by South African journalist Nomavenda Mathiane. Unlike much that is written about South Africa, these pieces are very personal observations and reflections based on day-to-day experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers. Ex-Libris with stamps. Light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015989
ISBN
9780932088383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The companion volume to Dark Peak Aircraft Wrecks 1 carries more of the in-depth stories of aircraft crashes in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District. The history of flying is told by way of the crash sites, where to this day piles of rusting metal still exist. Num Pages: 192 pages, 140 photographs, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Wharncliffe Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780850523362
ISBN
9780850523362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyse in turn the response to the Union of 1603, the religious controversies under the early Stuarts, the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods, and the social and economic context within which these developments took place. Editor(s): Wormald, Jenny. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0007964
ISBN
9780198731610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary social and political climate, in which ideas could travel from the salons of Paris to the court of Catherine the Great - but less easily from a master to his servant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007778
ISBN
9780140137453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, an introduction to the life and times of Pompeii as revealed by modern archaeology. With foldouts and double-page spreads. Translator(s): Palmer, Caroline. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 180 illustrations, 110 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0007751
ISBN
9780500300114
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Dimension: 138 x 216. Weight in Grams: 589.6. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006481
ISBN
9780415027861
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KOG0006448
ISBN
9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "This is the history of the gay and lesbian movement that we've been waiting for" (The Washington Post). Num Pages: 832 pages, 2x8-pg b&w inserts, 44 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451694123
ISBN
9781451694123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Box Ill
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754828228
ISBN
9780754828228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Paperback. Series: Decolonizing Feminisms. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995328
ISBN
9780295995328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. The dramatic contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; a bitterly fought election with even more surprises than Bush v. Gore; that pitted two titans of the Revolutionary era against each other and changed the course of the young nation. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195189063
ISBN
9780195189063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Extended and enhanced, with New Introduction by Author. Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics - women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom. This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 100 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847177896
ISBN
9781847177896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. 'The Spy Beside the Sea' reveals one of the strangest stories of espionage to emerge from the Second World War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479637
ISBN
9780752479637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

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