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Paperback. In the early 1930s Soviet authorities launched a campaign to create "socialist" retailing and alsoendorsed Soviet consumerism. How did the Stalinist regime reconcile retailing and consumption with socialism?This book examines the discourses that the Stalinist regime's new approach to retailing and consumption engendered." Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJ; JFC; JFSR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349364992
ISBN
9781349364992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

paperback. Series: RUSI Defence Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1986
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349077564
ISBN
9781349077564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.67

Paperback. 1968 witnessed a highly unusual sequence of popular rebellions worldwide. Gerd-Rainer Horn offers a fascinating re-assessment of these turbulent times, arguing that 1968 cannot be seen in isolation; it must be viewed in the context of a much larger period of experimentation and revolt. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199541591
ISBN
9780199541591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

Hardcover. On September 11th 1999 "The Times" newspaper carried the front page article 'Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. Melita Norwood, the last of the atomic spies, had finally been run to ground. This book sets her in the context of the times, and uses her as a prism and focus through which to investigate the whole milieu. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843834229
ISBN
9781843834229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. Many improvements have been made to the information. Latitude and longitude references have been added, much more information on capital cities and massive updating of industrial information and population figures. The previous edition was published in 1986. Series: The Statesman's Yearbook. Num Pages: 693 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; KC; KJ; RGCM; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 759.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
693
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349213849
ISBN
9781349213849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.52

paperback. The Statesman's Year-Book Historical Companion is a companion to The Statesman's Year-Book to celebrate 125 years of annual publication, giving histories of countries, provinces and states from the 19th century and also acting as a name-change gazetteer. Series: The Statesman's Yearbook. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; KC; KJ; RGCM; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 1988
SKU
V9781349194506
ISBN
9781349194506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171047
ISBN
9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. "Remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience.. What a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us!"-Wall Street Journal Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871408655
ISBN
9780871408655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.00

Paperback. Spanning the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 plate sections. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780099546689
ISBN
9780099546689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356653
ISBN
9780822356653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333290873
ISBN
9780333290873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349166619
ISBN
9781349166619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.47

paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226452388
ISBN
9780226452388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236417
ISBN
9780803236417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.29

paperback. Surveillance is a key notion for understanding power and control in the modern world, but it has been curiously neglected by historians of science and technology. Using the overarching concept of the "surveillance imperative," this collection of essays offers a new window on the evolution of the environmental sciences during and after the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JPA; PDX; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349494071
ISBN
9781349494071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardcover. Dr Erdman examines the background, emergence and growth of Swatantra within the framework of conservative politics in India. Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 624. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0269886
ISBN
9780521049382
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393343403
ISBN
9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.53

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064476
ISBN
9780393064476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028972
ISBN
9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DCQ; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184. Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - History - Military History - Wars, Battles & Campaigns,Special Features - Used Books - History - Military History - World War II,Special Features - Used Books - History"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New
SKU
KHS0038713
ISBN
9780413150103
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.99
€ 15.02

paperback. Goody raises questions about theorists, historians and methodology and proposes a new comparative approach to cross-cultural analysis. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107683556
ISBN
9781107683556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 16.52

Hardcover. The ultimate work of historical reference Num Pages: 432 pages, (colour illus throughout), With index. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 384 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3410.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ninth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008150266
ISBN
9780008150266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.27
€ 64.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Corbett, Sue. Num Pages: 480 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BK; HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960564
ISBN
9780750960564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.53

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