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paperback. A highly personal criticism of the British legal system, its courts, its judges and its procedures. It takes women as the key example, showing how they have been adversely affected by images of women held by both lawyers and jurors. The author created the award-winning TV series, "Blind Justice". Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFSJ1; JP; LAQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099224419
ISBN
9780099224419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Charts the birth of Freemasonry through the survival of Templar traditions, currents of European thought, the mystery surrounding Rosslyn chapel, and an elite cadre of aristocrats attached as personal bodyguards to the French king. This book reveals its contribution to the fostering of tolerance, progressive values and cohesion in English society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33. BIC Classification: JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099257042
ISBN
9780099257042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Cook, Robin. Num Pages: 368 pages, b&w illustrations, b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDD; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099429272
ISBN
9780099429272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Talks about love, about how, despite cruelty, despite politics, the female urge to nurture and cherish remains. This work features women who are strong, strikingly resourceful characters and who offer unforgettable insights into Chinese women's lives. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099440789
ISBN
9780099440789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Using the lives of three of the author's ancestors as a prism, this book examines what memory and the selective plundering of history has made of the truth in Northern Ireland. It lays bare the harsh and murderous mythologies of Northern Ireland and gives us a revision of its history. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099552086
ISBN
9780099552086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

paperback. Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character and humour, the historical predicaments and the political condition of this small but extraordinary country. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140274844
ISBN
9780140274844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.98

paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141009841
ISBN
9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141012117
ISBN
9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. How did the cocaine economy get so huge? Who keeps it running behind the scenes? The author travels the trade routes from Colombia via Miami, Kingston and Tijuana to London and New York. He meets Medellin hitmen, US kingpins, British crack users and Brazilian traffickers, and talks to the soldiers and narcotics officers who fight the gangs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141034461
ISBN
9780141034461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. Explores why our fundamental rights and freedoms are indispensable. This book tells about the threats to our freedoms and shows the unprecedented pressures those rights are under. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 256 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141976310
ISBN
9780141976310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

paperback. How important is a mother to her baby? How well can babies hear, smell and taste? Why do babies cry? And what makes a baby smile? Do babies dream? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JN; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
SKU
9780224101400
ISBN
9780224101400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.23

paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955215
ISBN
9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Drawing on philosophical debate, moral lessons from Greek mythology and transcripts of conversations between drone operators, this book re-evaluates the socio-political impact of drone warfare on the world - and its people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 110 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241970348
ISBN
9780241970348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.75

paperback. This is one of Isaiah Berlin's earliest and most convincing expositions of his views on human freedom and the history of ideas, views which were at the heart of his lifelong work on the Enlightenment and its critics. This work throws light on the early development of Berlin's ideas. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668422
ISBN
9780712668422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

paperback. On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer. But in the hospital she sees a frightened, lonely old man and realises with a shock that he seems to regret his earlier actions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781780576770
ISBN
9781780576770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. This study examines the work of five key philosophical figures from the 19th and 20th centuries through the lens of their own postmodern readings of Plato. It offers a perspective on the relation between the Western philosophical tradition and the evolving postmodern enterprise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993317
ISBN
9780226993317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893903
ISBN
9780718893903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.09

hardcover. Although we know much about the population of the capital of early modern England, we know little about how Londoners conceived of the many peoples of their own city. This book seeks to rectify this, addressing the question of how the inhabitants of the metropolis ordered the heterogeneity around them. Num Pages: 226 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754663751
ISBN
9780754663751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.37

paperback. Editor(s): Herf, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138010499
ISBN
9781138010499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

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