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Regional & national history
Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527961
- ISBN
- 9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. Explains what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking readers, to the middle ages, and showing various things from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Edition
- 18th Impression
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950996
- ISBN
- 9781845950996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Ian Wood explores how Western Europeans have looked back to the Middle Ages to discover their origins and the origins of their society. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198767497
- ISBN
- 9780198767497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
Paperback. This book challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of Viking settlement in the Inner Hebrides and will be of interest to researchers, students and amateur historians of Place-Name Studies, Viking Studies, Scottish Medieval History, Scottish Studies and Scandinavian Cultural History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566623
- ISBN
- 9781906566623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.38
€ 40.99
€ 36.38
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913952
- ISBN
- 9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.23€ 47.60
€ 53.23
€ 47.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Chiu-Duke, Josephine; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178600
- ISBN
- 9780231178600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.11
€ 73.42
€ 57.11
Paperback. Reconstructing religious motivation, conviction and behaviour in early modern Europe, this text shows the shifting perspectives of authorities willing to kill, martyrs willing to die, martyrologists eager to memorialize and controversialists keen to dispute. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 halftones, 28 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM7; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007048
- ISBN
- 9780674007048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.12
€ 42.99
€ 36.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; JFCX; JN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973091
- ISBN
- 9780865973091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.65
€ 24.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752429
- ISBN
- 9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history. This book intends to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555032
- ISBN
- 9780099555032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardback. During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049994
- ISBN
- 9780674049994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78€ 52.26
€ 56.78
€ 52.26
Paperback. A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 61. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225647
- ISBN
- 9781780225647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205473
- ISBN
- 9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.22
€ 19.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Contributors from the US, Britain and Europe explore a neglected aspect of transatlantic slavery: the implication of a continental European hinterland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271122
- ISBN
- 9781783271122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. This book tells the story of the survivors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 bw integrated in 38pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761374
- ISBN
- 9781780761374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Anthology of 80 texts selected from the Last whole Earth catalog (1971). Editor(s): Maniaque Benton, Caroline. Num Pages: 288 pages, 98 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; RNA; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529280
- ISBN
- 9780262529280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 28.83
€ 44.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, 57 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 239 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074726
- ISBN
- 9781872074726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.34
€ 16.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.90
€ 35.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants.. over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages. This title tells the saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished - as they made 102 minutes count. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; BTP; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099492566
- ISBN
- 9780099492566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. Why did Asquith take Britain to war in 1914? What did educated young men believe their role should be? What was it like to fly over the Somme battlefield? How could a trench on the front line be 'the safest place'? These fascinating contemporary papers paint a highly personal and immediate picture of the war as it happened. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243938
- ISBN
- 9781851243938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.84
€ 13.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. Baltic Facades presents a new history of the Baltic area, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent regional identity. Aldis Purs describes the unique character of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, whilst also examining the anxiety that these peoples feel about how others perceive them. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898968
- ISBN
- 9781861898968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415508018
- ISBN
- 9780415508018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65