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Paperback. Examines the development of social rented housing over the years in Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA. This work shows how social housing policies and outcomes have been shaped by broader societal forces - political conflict, economic modernisation, and, also the growth of inequality and social polarization. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1DND; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186427
ISBN
9780631186427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.13

Hardback. The Big Show looks at the role played by cinema in British cultural life during World War One. Hammond shows how the British film industry and British audiences responded to the traumatic effects of the War, and contends that the War's significant effect was to expedite the cultural acceptance of cinema into the fabric of British social life. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; APFA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897587
ISBN
9780859897587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Paperback. A history of Birmingham's Bullring Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752430416
ISBN
9780752430416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Born of Euro-Indian heritage and due to inherit a principality in Northern India, Dyce Sombre was raised by a Muslim courtesan, served as an MP in London and wandered Europe as he fought insanity charges brought by his English wife. This book recovers Sombre's story and the echoes of his case for modern conceptions of race, privilege and empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040006
ISBN
9781849040006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. Back in 1985 the first 'British Railways Past and Present' was published, it has only taken 25 years for us to start the same treatment for Britain's road transport scene. There is perhaps no better place to start than in the Capital City. Series: Buses, Trams & Trolleybuses Past & Present. Num Pages: 128 pages, c 200 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858952666
ISBN
9781858952666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. London Transport was created in 1933 to coordinate the shambolic, overlapping transport systems of the capital, and for decades has striven to meet the challenges of organising London travel. This book presents the story of the organisation from its origins, through the upheavals of the Second World War, to TfL's biggest project - Crossrail. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; KJZ; KNG; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747814290
ISBN
9780747814290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. A history of Marlborough Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439860
ISBN
9780752439860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Explores the ways in which three novelists of empire - Paul Scott, V.S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie - have charted the blurred boundaries of identity in the wake of British imperialism. This text provides readings of post-colonial fiction, showing how imperialism shaped British national identity. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304755
ISBN
9780226304755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre. Num Pages: 267 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137594778
ISBN
9781137594778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.87

In the half-century between 1890 and 1950, a variety of fields and disciplines, from musicology and literary studies to biology, psychology, genetics, and eugenics, expressed a profound interest in the subject of rhythm. This book examines psychological and physiological experiments that proved that races responded differently to rhythmic stimuli. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142762
ISBN
9780231142762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.97

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Walsall has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 187, 104 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848687486
ISBN
9781848687486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardback. This work demonstrates that the way to understand the distinctions between American and English cultures is to study each country's favourite art form. Therefore it studies America's fascination with movies and stars, and the way Britain is reflected in its relationship with the theatre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AN; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Edition
1st
Number of pages
192
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0211153
ISBN
9780231112246
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. This work demonstrates that the way to understand the distinctions between American and English cultures is to study each country's favourite art form. Therefore it studies America's fascination with movies and stars, and the way Britain is reflected in its relationship with the theatre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AN; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. .
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
SKU
KEX0211152
ISBN
9780231112246
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Challenges the traditional view of filmmaking, and contests the existence of an Irish national cinema. Given the social, economic, and cultural complexity of contemporary Irish identity, this book argues that filmmakers cannot present Irishness as a monolithic entity. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631934
ISBN
9780815631934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

Hardcover. Challenges the traditional view of filmmaking, contesting the existence of an Irish national cinema. Given the social, economic, and cultural complexity of contemporary Irish identity, this book argues that filmmakers cannot present Irishness as a monolithic entity. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631682
ISBN
9780815631682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.15

Hardback. This book describes the recent Scottish independence referendum as the latest incarnation of a contest between two times - on one hand, an ideally continuous time beyond determination underpinning financial sovereignty, on the other the interruptions to this ideal continuity inherent in human action. Num Pages: 106 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DSA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137545930
ISBN
9781137545930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

hardcover. Novelists and poets from Ireland and the anglophone Caribbean have long been separated by literary histories. This title recognizes an integral history shared by these two poetic and political traditions, arising from their common transatlantic history in relation to the British empire and their common spaces of migration in New York and London. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927794
ISBN
9780813927794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.18

Paperback. Novelists and poets from Ireland and the anglophone Caribbean have long been separated by literary histories. This title recognizes an integral history shared by these two poetic and political traditions, arising from their common transatlantic history in relation to the British empire and their common spaces of migration in New York and London. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927800
ISBN
9780813927800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.20

The interaction between general principles and the provisions of the standard building and construction contracts is a central feature of construction law. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; LNCJ; LNCQ; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655924
ISBN
9780470655924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.59

Hardback. A one volume history of the great city of Glasgow from the Celts to Celtic by the controversial Scottish historian and biographer of Edinburgh. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784975821
ISBN
9781784975821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.73

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