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Paperback. Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, as were cross eyes, lameness and deafness? What assumptions about bodies influenced this particular vision of physical difference? How did blighted people view their own bodies? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLH; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695881
ISBN
9780748695881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. A book-length study about Seoul during the colonial period, that challenges conventional nationalist paradigms by revealing the intersection of Korean and Japanese history in this important capital. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293151
ISBN
9780520293151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. This book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; LAFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306. 208 pages. This 2009 book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJF1; LAFS. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight: 338.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521678735
ISBN
9780521678735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black & white plates, 90 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962353
ISBN
9780750962353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The book ends with the 2003 OxyContin arrest of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, a cautionary tale about deregulation and the widening gaps between the overmedicated and the undertreated. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15, 11 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; JPA; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418407
ISBN
9781421418407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Originally published in English: London; New Brunswick, N.J.: Athlone Press, 2000. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; CFF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472507211
ISBN
9781472507211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.96

Paperback. Today Italy is a land of beauty and prosperity but in 1944-45 it had become a place of nightmares, a land of violence, war, and destruction. James Holland's ground-breaking account expertly documents the German advance and a segment of Italian history that has been largely neglected. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 508.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007176441
ISBN
9780007176441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battle of Flodden. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780221366
ISBN
9781780221366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. German railroading revolutionized warfare during 1825-1918 by getting more men, horses, guns, and supplies to the various battlefronts quicker and more efficiently than any other Great Power until the Allies discovered how to do it also, and sometimes better. In order to gain the advantages over their enemies, strict timetables had to be followed! Num Pages: 208 pages, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554241
ISBN
9781781554241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.82

Paperback. Jean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613885
ISBN
9780748613885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships; at the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. This book looks at the subject's long history, from the Middle Ages through to the heyday of steam, providing a comprehensive guide to a transformed industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807292
ISBN
9780747807292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. This work discusses topics such as: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and, problems and weaknesses. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208186
ISBN
9780872208186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Jeremy Johns provides a pictorial history of smuggling in Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651682
ISBN
9781445651682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169040
ISBN
9780691169040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082541
ISBN
9781847082541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Hardback. "No.10 Squadron of England's Royal Naval Air Service was formed at St. Pol, a suburb of Dunkerque, in February 1917, as part of the rapid naval aviation expansion programme required by the Royal Naval Air Service's commitment to assist the Royal Flying Cor" Num Pages: 160 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320552
ISBN
9780764320552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.92
€ 52.28

Hardback. Considers how Afghan intellectuals and ordinary people interpret their own history Editor(s): Green, Nile. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045087
ISBN
9781849045087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.25

Paperback. The story of the bravest battle ever fought. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366415
ISBN
9780304366415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702462
ISBN
9780292702462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848543416
ISBN
9781848543416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780600796
ISBN
9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? This title combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HRH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282155
ISBN
9780520282155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. The unorthodox imagination in late medieval Britain explores how medieval people responded to images, stories, beliefs and practices which were at odds with the normative world view, from the heretical and subversive to the marvellous and exotic Editor(s): Page, Sophie. Series: Neale UCL Studies in British History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078354
ISBN
9780719078354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.94

Hardback. Drawing on hitherto unexamined manuscripts, this book challenges the standard narrative that English presbyterianism was successfully extinguished from the late sixteenth century until its prominent public resurgence during the English Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759878
ISBN
9780804759878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

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