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Paperback. Tells the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. This book shows how with advances in education and access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857502865
ISBN
9780857502865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669349
ISBN
9780199669349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this popular Beginner's Guide, covering the complexities of the Arab Spring. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749419
ISBN
9781780749419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Drawing on rich documentation left by Ottoman administrators and on the accounts of contemporary pilgrims, Suraiya Faroqhi here sheds new light on the trials and experiences of everyday life for those undertaking the hajj. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767710
ISBN
9781780767710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Hardback. This study of recruitment to the ministry of the Church of England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries overturns many long-standing assumptions about the education and backgrounds of the clergy in late Hanoverian England and Wales. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC91; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271757
ISBN
9781783271757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. Illustrator(s): Vannithone, Soun. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, facsims., maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFFC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005171
ISBN
9780141005171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Niamh O'Sullivan considers the aesthetic, historical, technical and contextual roles of British newspaper illustration in interpreting the story of the Famine. The booklet examines how academically trained artists who had little experience of looking at unfiltered or distanced atrocity became pictorial journalists. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990468639
ISBN
9780990468639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Hardback. This volume follows the young Boswell in his eventful travels from the end of his legal studies in Holland until the time of his departure for Italy and Corsica. Editor(s): Danziger, Marlies K. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DFH; HBJD; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618064
ISBN
9780748618064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142999
ISBN
9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

paperback. A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Series: Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Group
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126509
ISBN
9781842126509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 60 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330889
ISBN
9780764330889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.30

Paperback. Inspired by the works of Tawney and Postan, this volume examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry; changes in land and property rights; and competition over resources in the English countryside. Editor(s): Bowen, J. P.; Brown, A. T. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 176 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291454
ISBN
9781909291454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. Charts the life and career of notable socialist, suffragist and Labour government minister, Ellen Wilkinson. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332376
ISBN
9780745332376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. Tells the story behind the popular call for the establishment of the shari'a - the law of the traditional Islamic state - in the modern Muslim world. This book gives us the sweeping history of the traditional Islamic constitution - its noble beginnings, its downfall, and the renewed promise it could hold for Muslims and Westerners alike. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New introduction by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156248
ISBN
9780691156248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 pp. color + 87 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212358
ISBN
9780300212358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. An illustrated brief history of Portugal written for non-specialist foreign readers. Also included in the book is a historical gazetteer, short biographies, chronological tables and maps. Translator(s): Fonss, Ursula. Series: Aspects of Portugal S. Num Pages: 180 pages, tables, 16 maps, 32pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857542110
ISBN
9781857542110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. The compelling account of one of the most ferocious and costly battles of World War Two, including interviews with hundreds of veterans who have never spoken publicly before Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp b/w plus 13 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755311767
ISBN
9780755311767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, the author moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. Num Pages: 352 pages, integrated black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039862
ISBN
9780141039862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

paperback. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Series: Reading Greek. Num Pages: 557 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1090. Grammar and Exercises. Series: Reading Greek. 560 pages. Thoroughly-revised edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 27. Weight: 1096.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521698528
ISBN
9780521698528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover. What is the Irish nation? Who is included in it? Are its borders delimited by religion, ethnicity, language, or civic commitment? And how should we teach its history? These and other questions are carefully considered by distinguished historian Hugh F. Kearney in Ireland: Contested Ideas of Nationalism and History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184219
ISBN
9781859184219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.00
€ 50.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 2 maps, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
The Women's History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957215351
ISBN
9780957215351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in history Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719562570
ISBN
9780719562570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852171124
ISBN
9781852171124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.75

Hardback. What India's founders derived from Western political traditions is widely understood. Less well-known is how India's own rich knowledge traditions of 2,500 years influenced these men. Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, showing how five founders turned to classical texts to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048959
ISBN
9780674048959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.42
€ 49.18

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