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Paperback. Catherine Rothwell grew up in Lancashire in the 1920s and '30s. This title offers an account of her childhood. It describes daily life in the county, family, schooldays, cinemas, holidays on the coast and in the Lake District, local characters, markets and shops and Christmas-time. Num Pages: 160 pages, 110 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948661
ISBN
9780750948661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Eric Rudsdale's role as a curator and air-raid shelter superintendent at Colchester Castle during the Second World War gave him the perfect opportunity to record life on the home front in his diaries. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458212
ISBN
9780752458212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. Offers an illustrated account of the art and architecture of Ireland from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century. This title explores all aspects of Irish art and architecture - from high crosses to installation art, from Georgian houses to illuminated manuscripts, and from watercolours to photographs, oil paintings, and tapestries. Series: Art and Architecture of Ireland. Num Pages: 600 pages, 600 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; ACX; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 293 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300179231
ISBN
9780300179231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.69
€ 68.02

Paperback. Drawing on the records of studio personnel, independent exhibitors, moviegoers, and the motion pictures themselves, this title analyzes what was wrong - and right - with Hollywood at the end of a heralded decade, and how the industry's troubles changed the making and marketing of films in 1938 and beyond. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271807
ISBN
9780520271807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565279
ISBN
9780813565279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813565262
ISBN
9780813565262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.54

Paperback. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors, attitudes, and gender roles, Domesticating Drink provides valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFH; JFSJ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801868702
ISBN
9780801868702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.44

Paperback. Drawing on the V&A's wide-ranging poster collection, this book maps how the poster has evolved in Britain since 1945 in the hands of graphic designers and fine artists, advertising agencies and counter-cultural groups. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; ACX; AKLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776764
ISBN
9781851776764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520622
ISBN
9780742520622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.41

Paperback. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Love and Survival in Sierra Leone. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 296 pages, illustrations. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273795
ISBN
9780520273795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. The British railway system is the oldest in the world. This book describes the early days in the British railway industry, from the opening of the first public steam inter-city railway line in 1830, through to the glory days of the Flying Scotsman and the expansion of the national rail networks in the 1940s to form British Railways. Series: Raintree Perspectives: Aspects of British History Beyond 1066. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 5AH; YNH; YNTR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 264 x 195. .
Publisher
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474734202
ISBN
9781474734202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. Telling Tales both challenges founding myths of the region and inspires rethinking of how we tell the story of western Canadian colonization and settlement. Editor(s): Cavanaugh, Catherine A.; Warne, Randi R. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774807951
ISBN
9780774807951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.12

Paperback. A concise and accessible introduction to the gender histories of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. These essays juxtapose established topics in gender history such as motherhood, masculinities, work and activism with newer areas, such as the history of imprisonment and the transnational history of sexuality. Editor(s): Baker, Catherine. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 337 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528025
ISBN
9781137528025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

paperback. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home, Belvoir Castle, in Leicestershire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 24pp b/w photo inset. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141035673
ISBN
9780141035673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141019239
ISBN
9780141019239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Nazi Germany: Confronting the Myths provides a concise and compelling introduction to the Third Reich. At the same time, it challenges and demystifies the many stereotypes surrounding Hitler and Nazi Germany. Series: Wiley Short Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118294789
ISBN
9781118294789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.19

Paperback. Revolutions are often seen in terms of a spontaneous burst of intense political activity; less attention usually is given to the structures, processes, and perceptions that make such activity possible. This book examines such long-term transformations as they relate to the revolution in the Central African nation of Rwanda. Num Pages: 322 pages, maps, tables, figures, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231062572
ISBN
9780231062572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841657349
ISBN
9781841657349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. Raul H Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. This book presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653785
ISBN
9780875653785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.33

Hardback. This book provides a detailed analysis of the aims, character and trajectory of the ideology of liberal internationalism in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. The book has a genuinely interdisciplinary appeal and is relevant to students of International Relations, British history and international law. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719079092
ISBN
9780719079092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

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