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Paperback. By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455782
ISBN
9781349455782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.51

hardcover. Brings together twelve biographical essays that explore the region's political, economic, and social development since the Civil War. These essays chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans whose lives and contributions help to highlight the great transformations that occurred in the South. Editor(s): Klotter, James C. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742544758
ISBN
9780742544758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.09

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606156
ISBN
9780691606156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.92
€ 44.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195089134
ISBN
9780195089134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252061622
ISBN
9780252061622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. As a skilled historian, Churchill didn't need a crystal ball to tell the future. He studied patterns of the past which led to his eerily accurate forecasts. This title documents the spot-on prophecies Churchill foretold and the political consequences he endured for sharing them. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596987753
ISBN
9781596987753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.53

This work covers the history, geography and archaeology of the state of Kentucky. While the central focus is on history, speacialists in other fields provide descriptions of Kentucky's people, their past, present and future. Num Pages: 360 pages, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 903.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121451
ISBN
9780813121451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191652
ISBN
9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.09

Paperback. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: James C. McBrearty. ix, 262 p. 24 cm. Paperback. Very good, clean copy."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
SKU
KEX0040113
ISBN
9780816505043
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 46.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 71 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813161228
ISBN
9780813161228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.46

Paperback. For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them - slavery, conscription, taxes, corvee labour, epidemics and warfare. This book presents an examination of the huge literature on state-making. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 b/w illus. + 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Yale Agrarian Studies Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169171
ISBN
9780300169171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.90

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614236
ISBN
9780691614236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.25
€ 45.74

Paperback. A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Series: Studies in International Security. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW; JPSD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333616802
ISBN
9780333616802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.09

hardcover. This international history of naval force as a political instrument, whether in peace or war, ranges from Calicut, navally cannonaded in 1501, to Baghdad, assailed by sea-launched missiles in 1991. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTM; JP; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
1998th Edition
SKU
V9780333671696
ISBN
9780333671696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Paperback. This first-hand account of the Geneva Conference of 1954 shows the triumph of old-fashioned diplomacy, which Britain initiated and France completed and offers a better model for the 21st century to follow. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FML; 1FMV; GTB; GTJ; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333790007
ISBN
9780333790007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349182909
ISBN
9781349182909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.28

Hardcover. A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Series: Studies in International Security. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW; JPSD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
3rd New edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333597392
ISBN
9780333597392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.41

Paperback. In 1951, Britain's major overseas asset was Iranian oil, discovered, produced and exported by a British company. This book relates how Britain planned to use force in order to retain control of the world's largest oil refinery at Abadan. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349119158
ISBN
9781349119158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Hardcover. 8vo. North of Ireland.Nice copy in clean dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Distribution Services
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0293021
ISBN
9780002110730
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. Born out of the ashes of World War II, the covert action arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created to counter the challenge posed by the Soviet Union and its allies and bolster American interests worldwide. This book sheds light on the undercover operations mounted by the CIA during the Cold War. Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118822
ISBN
9781845118822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.57
€ 133.93

Hardcover. Africa. 199 pp. Small rip to DJ. good copy o/w
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
SKU
KNW0000732
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins. Editor(s): John, Eric; Wormald, Patrick; Campbell, James. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 966.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140143959
ISBN
9780140143959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.94

Hardback. From an acclaimed World War II writer comes an incisive retelling of the key month, July 1944, that won the war in the Pacific and ignited a whole new struggle on the homefront. In the pantheon of great World War II conflicts, the battle for Saipan is often forgotten. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Presidio Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307461216
ISBN
9780307461216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. Shows how, as Christopher Columbus carried his own Jerusalem centric worldview to the West, America too was powerfully shaped by the dream of the City on a Hill - from Governor Winthrop to Abraham Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson to Ronald Reagan. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KLJ0014503
ISBN
9780547195612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

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