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Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Dimension: 152 x 212 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206073
ISBN
9783838206073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where executions could and did occur. This book reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles greeted patrons on London Bridge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750940245
ISBN
9780750940245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. When London was hit by suicide bombers in July 2005, the dirty little secret was finally out. Under the noses of British intelligence, a network of terrorists and their sympathizers had used Britain to plot, finance, recruit and train for atrocities in the US and around the world. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Encounter Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594031977
ISBN
9781594031977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.51

Hardback. Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight of children dying on the dung heaps of London. He petitioned to the King to grant a Royal Charter for building the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury. Children were brought to hospital for shelter. This book presents this social history of London's poverty, revealed through the members of the hospital. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, map, ports, plan. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBTB; JKSB1; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 342. Good copy in clean dustwrapper 8vo. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304495
ISBN
9780752442440
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. London's Lost Battlefields hides the ghosts of bloodshed and rebellion from Boudicca to the devastating but little known Zeppelin attacks of the First World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552483
ISBN
9781781552483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. This work provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333644539
ISBN
9780333644539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.78

Paperback. Policy makers across the world confront issues relating to lone parents and employment, with many governments seeking to increase the participation of lone parents in the labour market. This book offers an analysis of policies and provisions in several countries, identifying policy lessons. Chapters are written by experts on lone parenthood. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DNN; 1KBB; 1MBF; JFS; JHBK; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343208
ISBN
9781861343208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.00

Hardcover. "A joint project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654188
ISBN
9780875654188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.57

Paperback. A revisionist biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson which traces his life from his childhood to his election as John F. Kennedy's Vice-President. Num Pages: 754 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195079043
ISBN
9780195079043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.91

Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555943
ISBN
9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 285 x 25. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633882379
ISBN
9781633882379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.59

Paperback. 'What does it mean to be lonely?' This book takes us beyond social circumstances and into the deeper forces that shape our very existence as modern individuals. It shows how loneliness shapes the contemporary division between public and private, our inability to live with each other honestly and in comity. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047884
ISBN
9780674047884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Hardcover. In this study of personal and social changes associated with ageing, the nature of loneliness is analysed and distinguished from solitary living. Conclusions based on material drawn from literature and research, indicate that older people are not, in general, lonelier than when younger. Num Pages: 166 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333920176
ISBN
9780333920176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.81

Paperback. In this study of personal and social changes associated with ageing, the nature of loneliness is analysed and distinguished from solitary living. Conclusions based on material drawn from literature and research, indicate that older people are not, in general, lonelier than when younger. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333920183
ISBN
9780333920183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.00

Paperback. "One of the most important books about the human condition to appear in a decade."-Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393335286
ISBN
9780393335286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhodes, Danielle L. Num Pages: 167 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826402
ISBN
9781634826402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.00
€ 178.75

Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044941
ISBN
9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.01
€ 93.78

Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044958
ISBN
9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.84

Paperback. Although the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City symbolically mark the start of the gay rights movement, individuals came together long before the modern era to express their same-sex romantic and sexual attraction toward one another. This title seeks to uncover the many iterations of same-sex desire in colonial America and the early Republic. Editor(s): Foster, Thomas A. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727508
ISBN
9780814727508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1987
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349091539
ISBN
9781349091539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 116.72

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