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Paperback. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this work present the oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091910044
ISBN
9780091910044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book offers insight into life on the front line: from the day-to-day struggle of circumstances to the white heat of battle and the constant threat of injury or death. It features contributions from soldiers of both sides and of differing backgrounds. Num Pages: 304 pages, bw pics throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091926281
ISBN
9780091926281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.99

hardcover. This book focuses on the lives, struggles, and contrasting perspectives of the 60,000 workers, military administrators, and technical staff employed in the largest, most strategic industry of the Nationalist government, the armaments industry based in China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 22 tables, 3 maps, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748964
ISBN
9780804748964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.25

Paperback. In 1964, an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965, the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass is the story told in this history of modern black Los Angeles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248304
ISBN
9780520248304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

paperback. The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 39.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lyons Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781599218052
ISBN
9781599218052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.89

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168083
ISBN
9780231168083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Wheeler, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFH; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762777501
ISBN
9780762777501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Focuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America. Editor(s): Kun, Josh; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275607
ISBN
9780520275607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. A collection of essays that asks readers to reconsider who represents Asian America and what constitutes its history. Defining the early period as spanning the nineteenth century and the 1960s, it speaks to the difficulty of recovering a past that was largely unrecorded as well as understanding the varied experiences of peoples of Asian descent. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399647
ISBN
9781566399647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.57

Hardcover. A history of what it meant to be a man, and a citizen of an emerging nation throughout the nineteenth century. This book not only relates how Belgians were taught how to move and fight, but also how they spoke and sang to express masculinity and patriotism. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137391995
ISBN
9781137391995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. The period 1955 to 1965 was also a dramatic era for Singapore. As the country struggled towards nationhood, the social and political events of this time and their effects are seen through the eyes of the common folk. This collection of real life short stories will take you through Singapore's history and heritage at a human level. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814398602
ISBN
9789814398602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Hardback. Translator(s): Kutner, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026804
ISBN
9780253026804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Kutner, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026910
ISBN
9780253026910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.58

Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of the complicated state of Irish masculinity Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252035715
ISBN
9780252035715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297665
ISBN
9781349297665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardback. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156996
ISBN
9780691156996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.11
€ 41.44

Paperback. We invent the past, Wood concludes, in our own image-as nineteenth-century villagers did quite literally and as suburban developers do today. Num Pages: 248 pages, 82, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801866135
ISBN
9780801866135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

For the people of the South, railroads were both an economic boon and a metaphor for industrialization. In this reconsideration of their part in southern culture, the author explores the depiction of the railroads in southern literature and their impact on southern culture. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; KCZ; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122342
ISBN
9780813122342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.79

Paperback. A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVT; 3JJH; BGH; HBT; JPVR; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007309252
ISBN
9780007309252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.67

Paperback. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349399178
ISBN
9781349399178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBTZ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443060
ISBN
9780801443060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.86

hardcover. Volume addressing questions that drove the entire project. Editor(s): Robinson, Kenneth Girdwood. Series Editor(s): Cullen, C. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521087322
ISBN
9780521087322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.61

Paperback. Presents the history of British colonial doctrine and its contribution to the emergence of rural development and environmental policies. This work examines the way that development as a framework of ideas and institutional practices emerged out of the strategic engagement between science and the state at the climax of the British Empire. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Series in Ecology & History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417188
ISBN
9780821417188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.81

Paperback. The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control Editor(s): Sellers, Christopher C.; Melling, Joseph. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439904695
ISBN
9781439904695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

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