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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Provides a grounded, yet poignant, description of what it was like to grow up during the 1930s and 1940s on a sharecropper's farm Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJG; BM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803235366
ISBN
9780803235366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.70

Paperback. The touching true story of a young 1920s 'flapper', who dreamed of becoming a chorus girl Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KSG0008047
ISBN
9781447243885
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The touching true story of a young 1920s 'flapper', who dreamed of becoming a chorus girl Editor(s): Murphy, Clive. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0005996
ISBN
9781447243885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Gathers almost twenty years of New York City's smartest and most explosive-as well as hard to find- writing, providing an indispensable archive of one of the most exciting artistic scenes in U.S. History. Editor(s): Stosuy, Brandon; Cooper, Dennis; Myles, Eileen. Num Pages: 500 pages, 180 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740118
ISBN
9780814740118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Up the Creek - Holiday reads and travel literature describing John Harrison's Amazon adventure, canoeing up a remote tributary to Brazil's Jari River. The book follows the author's desire to reach the upper limits of the Jari and across the border to French Guiana, describing Amazonian wildlife, bouts of sickness and unexpected encounters. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338. An Amazon Adventure. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. Deals with the author's Amazon adventure, an extremely hazardous canoe trip taken just for the hell of it up one of the more obscure tributaries of the Amazon. In this title, the author's tale is full of suspense, humour and descriptions of Amazon wildlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841623849
ISBN
9781841623849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.08

paperback. The DOVE Workshop was set up by a group of women from the local Miners' Support Group with a purpose to save their communities. This book celebrates DOVE Workshop's achievements through the achievements of those who have participated in the venture - without their support the aspirations of the women in 1984-85 would not have been realised. Num Pages: 70 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 146. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Iconau
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762729
ISBN
9781905762729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571289011
ISBN
9780571289011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. By foot, in buses, prison vans and trains, a steady stream of refugees traveled from the Greek island of Lesbos into Europe. In the autumn of 2015, award-winning writer Navid Kermani decided to accompany them on the "Balkan route. Translator(s): Crawford, Tony. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFFD; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509518685
ISBN
9781509518685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.42

Hardback. By foot, in buses, prison vans and trains, a steady stream of refugees traveled from the Greek island of Lesbos into Europe. In the autumn of 2015, award-winning writer Navid Kermani decided to accompany them on the "Balkan route. Translator(s): Crawford, Tony. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMG; JFFD; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509518678
ISBN
9781509518678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.72

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Moscow, Russia, 13-16 April 1997 Editor(s): Fuchs, Karl. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 379 pages, 207 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348771
ISBN
9780792348771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.54

Paperback. This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915 and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; JFFN; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426680
ISBN
9781847426680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. With the stroke of a pen at the Potsdam Conference following the Allied victory in 1945, Breslau, the largest German city east of Berlin, became the Polish city of Wroclaw. This work examines the long-term psychological and cultural consequences of forced migration in 20th-century Europe through the experiences of Wroclaw's Polish inhabitants. Num Pages: 552 pages, 90 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152912
ISBN
9780691152912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.19
€ 41.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 243 x 280 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553509366
ISBN
9780553509366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.80

Hardback. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 312 pages, B&W Photos: 28,. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; JFSL3; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149402
ISBN
9780231149402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Hardcover. Drawn from the farms and towns of Otsego and Herkimer counties, the 121st New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment served with the Sixth Corps in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War. This book chronicles the epic story of this heroic 'band of brothers'. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616459
ISBN
9780700616459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.00

Hardcover. Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128757
ISBN
9780226128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 78.06

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322674
ISBN
9780226322674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; 3J; AM. Dimension: 220 x 269 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788793423060
ISBN
9788793423060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.34

Paperback. A survey of a thousand years of urban architecture that identifies certain themes common to cities as different as Sienna and London, Munich and Venice. Most important is an architecture that expresses the city's personality and most particularly its political personality. Translator(s): Northcott, K.T. Num Pages: 422 pages, xiv, 408 p., 190 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3J; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071794
ISBN
9780226071794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.09
€ 49.58

Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764245
ISBN
9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Analyses the role of Lisbon as a capital city within the Portuguese urban system and its regional trends, focusing on economic history and on the study of the Lisbon labour market and its changes in the context of economic development in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which it remained the principal job market in the country. Editor(s): Pereira, Pedro Telhado; Mata, Maria Eugenia. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792398301
ISBN
9780792398301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Paperback. This textbook in urban studies emphasizes links between the late medieval and early modern cities. Adopting an organic, environmental approach, David Nicholas examines the common social, governmental, economic and intellectual roles played by most pre-modern cities. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333949832
ISBN
9780333949832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796118
ISBN
9780804796118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Hardcover. Drawing on the graphic and revealing evidence recorded by the different courts in early modern Saragossa, this book captures the spirit of an age when religious faith vied for people's hearts and minds with centuries-old beliefs in witchcraft and superstition. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137355874
ISBN
9781137355874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.85

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