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Paperback. Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? In this book, all these questions - and more - are answered. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571259540
ISBN
9780571259540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144698
ISBN
9780231144698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardback. An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JPV; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218541
ISBN
9780300218541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. A new and exciting study of "Europe's 1968" based on the rich oral histories of nearly 500 former activists collected by an international team of historians across fourteen countries. Throws new light on moments and movements which both united and divided the activists of Europe's 1968. Editor(s): Gildea, Robert; Mark, James; Warring, Anette. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198801023
ISBN
9780198801023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10

Paperback. Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter to mainstream thinking, he demonstrates how a group of philosophe-revolutionnaires provided the intellectual powerhouse of the French Revolution, and how their ideas connect with modern Western democracy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
1088
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668090
ISBN
9780199668090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348020
ISBN
9780764348020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.42

Hardback. .
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250114969
ISBN
9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Aimed at classics students and general readers, the book provides an in-depth examination of the fraught relationship between Athens' military commanders and its vaunted sovereign democracy. Series: Witness to Ancient History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12, 4 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416816
ISBN
9781421416816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354659
ISBN
9780198354659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.78

Paperback. Series: Egypt. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HRKP1; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 291.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486226811
ISBN
9780486226811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 283 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 1FBP; AC; HBG; HBJF1; HRA; HRH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 305 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2092.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531094
ISBN
9781908531094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JMG; BTM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781444743838
ISBN
9781444743838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Examines the development of antisemitism from the beginnings of Christianity, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment and 19th-century liberalism, nationalism and racism to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333716670
ISBN
9780333716670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.89

Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850529326
ISBN
9780850529326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Crucial to the understanding of Athenian literature and the political history of numerous Greek states, the history of Sparta is, at last, receiving due attention. Num Pages: 472 pages, b/w figs . BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125319
ISBN
9781905125319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 120+ b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1504. Commands, Units and Leaders of the General SS. 256 pages, 120 b&w photographs, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Dimension: 282 x 223 x 26. Weight: 1510.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301452
ISBN
9780764301452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback. The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 43. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829202
ISBN
9780753829202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. A bold new interpretation of Germany's democratic transformation in the twentieth century, focusing on a group of intellectuals who shaped the post-Nazi reconstruction Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219050
ISBN
9780300219050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Paperback. A work on Irish labour history, providing an introduction for the general reader and a synopsis for the specialist. Presenting a challenging overview of labour's past, it addresses industrial relations and political issues of contemporary relevance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544. A new edition of Emmet O'Connor's classic and pioneering work on Irish Labour history, providing an introduction for the general reader and a synopsis for the specialist. O'Connor addresses industrial relations and political issues of contemporary relevance.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359560
ISBN
9781906359560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.00
€ 22.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167710
ISBN
9780231167710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.16

Paperback. A Palestinian Melkite priest tells the story of his life spent working for peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village to his efforts to build summer camps for children of all religions, his moving story brings hope. Series: Erma Konya Kess Lives of the Just & Virtuous S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BG; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019631
ISBN
9780268019631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Paperback. Britain in 1946 witnessed extraordinary episodes of direct action. Tens of thousands of families walked into empty army camps and took them over as places to live. A nationwide squatters' movement was born and it was the first challenge to the 1945 Labour government to come 'from below'. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850367287
ISBN
9780850367287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.69

Hardcover. Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. He pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the treaty of Versailles would lead to another war. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791828
ISBN
9781905791828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today. Translator(s): Wilf, Susan. Num Pages: 372 pages, 30 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088894
ISBN
9780674088894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.11

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