Social Sciences

Smuggling conjures up images of romance and rebellion. Moving beyond this popular conception, Smuggling: Seven Centuries of Contraban d presents the bigger picture of this clandestine trade. It focuses on...

The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845-48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and...

This groundbreaking anthology provides the most comprehensive overview for understanding the fascinating relationship between religion and violence - historically, culturally, and in the contemporary world. Bringing together writings from scholarly...

This text offers a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the history of Ireland. Written by a team of more than 80 distinguished historians, its 1800 entries explore every aspect...

The story of the ancient world's most spectacular library, and the civilization that created it When a team of Victorian archaeologists dug into a grassy hill in Iraq, they chanced...

The dramatic history of Europe's shape-shifting centre, from the author of The Habsburgs Central Europe is not just a space on a map but also a region of shared experience...

A groundbreaking history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World War to today In 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially. The German people...

The New York Times bestselling author and human performance expert tests his knowledge and theories on his own aging body in a quest to become an expert skier at age...

'Delightful ... Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The Times We all know...

'A powerful and timely book' PETER KENNARD 'Really good read' DERMOT O'LEARY 'Tremendous...it strikes me it fills a gap somehow' AL MURRAY 'Fantastic' DOMINIC SANDBROOK Delve into the history, politics,...

Discover the story of London from behind the scenes. Imagine sitting across from a 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth on the District Line, or being overtaken by Muhammad Ali on his morning...

'An electric biography' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Thrilling' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A masterclass in the possibilities of biography' FINANCIAL TIMES Vera Gedroits was a towering, sweet-faced lesbian princess, an ardent supporter of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of biology, anthropology, and evolutionary science stands Primates: Studies in Adaptation and Variability, a landmark academic anthology that brings together some...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOne of the most intimate firsthand accounts of a revolutionary in flight, With Trotsky in Exile: From Prinkipo to Coyoacán chronicles seven tumultuous years...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the intersection of Cold War politics and Soviet ideological history stands one of the most comprehensive documentary records ever assembled of the Communist Party of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodWhat separates a fully realised theory of human personality from mere speculation? Salvatore R. Maddi's Personality Theories: A Comparative Analysis presents a rigorous, systematic examination of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFor anyone determined to uncover the roots of their Australian ancestry, Tracing Your Family History in Australia: A Guide to Sources is an indispensable and authoritative...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn a literary landscape dominated by towering male voices, Evelyn Waugh's complex, often contradictory portrayals of women stand as one of the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodSpanning thousands of years of migration, conquest, and cultural assimilation, The Southern Expansion of the Chinese People presents a sweeping historical account of how...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat does marriage truly mean — and can it survive the modern world? In The Future of Marriage, pioneering sociologist Jessie Bernard delivers a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFew moments in modern history carry the seismic weight...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the neon-lit streets of Tokyo to the ghost of feudal tradition, Heaven, Hell and Hara-Kiri: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Superstate...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhat does it truly mean to occupy a place in Australian society — and who decides? Status and Prestige in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the rugged highlands of Victoria, where gold once lured thousands of hopeful prospectors into the wilderness, lies a story of ambition, community, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsWhat does it truly take to build a society worthy of its people — and what happens when we settle...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of socialist ideology and ecological thought, From Red to Green captures the intellectual evolution of one of East Germany's most provocative...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew figures in modern history burned as brightly — and fell as catastrophically — as Leon Trotsky, the revolutionary titan whose brilliance, passion, and tragedy...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the crossroads of psychology, cognition, and human behaviour, the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation: 1971 presents a landmark collection of scholarly papers drawn from one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the height of the Sino-Soviet ideological conflict, Lenin's Fight Against Revisionism and Opportunism stands as a pointed and uncompromising defence of Leninist orthodoxy against what...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodLong before minimalism became a cultural movement, Emily E. Carpenter — Senior Lecturer in the Department of University Extension at the University of Otago — was...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew stories of immigration are as rich, complex, or as deeply woven into the fabric of a nation as that of the Germans in Australia —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of faith, politics, and power, Tom Driberg's The Mystery of Moral Re-Armament presents a penetrating and often...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat drives living creatures — from the simplest organisms to the complexities of modern man — to acts of aggression? The Natural History of...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodSince its founding in 1964, The Socialist Register has stood as one of the most intellectually rigorous annual surveys of socialist thought, and the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA life lived at the crossroads of diplomacy and danger, The Serpent and the Nightingale is Cecil Parrott's captivating memoir of his years as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt a time when the grand questions of human nature, freedom, and social organisation were reshaping the modern world, Aldous Huxley brought his characteristic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat makes a person who they are — biology, upbringing, or the invisible hand of culture? In The Cultural Background of Personality, renowned Columbia...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the golden age of the studio system to the seismic cultural upheavals of the 1960s and beyond, Hollywood and After: The Changing Face...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the boundary where instinct meets intelligence, Between Animal and Man by Dr. Michael W. Fox presents a compelling and rigorous investigation into the relationship...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor anyone tracing the threads of family history across borders and generations, the Genealogical Research Directory: National &...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor researchers tracing family lineages across borders and generations, the Genealogical Research Directory: Regional & International 1985 &...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat was life truly like for women who built a nation from the ground up? Colonial Eve: Sources...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the remote Southern Madang District of New Guinea, a profound and unsettling drama unfolded — one in...