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Paperback. Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against Fuhrer's wishes. But hot on the heels of 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBTB; WSBX; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169882
ISBN
9780552169882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410690
ISBN
9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Hardcover. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used.. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Series: Making Sense of History. 356 pages. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454928
ISBN
9780857454928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.79

Hardback. Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern consciousness and identity. Tracing camps from their origins in in early-twentieth century colonial warfare, he discusses their evolution throughout the last century, and the complex questions their use raises. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBT; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790709
ISBN
9780198790709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.25

Hardback. Reveals thousands of forgotten US and Allied war crimes prosecutions against Hitler and other Axis war criminals based on a popular movement for justice that stretched from Poland to the Pacific. This history also brings long overdue credit to the United Nations' War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), which operated during and after World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 tables, 7 figures, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JPVH; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626164314
ISBN
9781626164314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.78

Paperback. Series: The traveller's history. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group Inc
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566562836
ISBN
9781566562836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Hardback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780774829199
ISBN
9780774829199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Paperback. Heralded by Brazilians as the 'Father of Flight', Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first of several spectacular flights in his lighter-than-air dirigible in France in 1901, two years before the Wright brothers' first fixed-wing flight in North Carolina. This illustrated book tells their story. Num Pages: 616 pages, 16 colour, 232 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBT; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035093
ISBN
9780813035093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.74

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Hardcover. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184388
ISBN
9780226184388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.62

Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527961
ISBN
9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Hardcover. This book provides a panoramic survey of the responses of over one hundred leading Jewish and Christian Holocaust thinkers. Beginning with the religious challenge of the Holocaust, the collection explores a range of thinking which seek to reconcile God's ways with the existence of evil. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRAB1; HRCM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896245
ISBN
9780859896245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.23

Paperback. Where was God during the Holocaust? And where has God been since? Holocaust Theology provides a panoramic survey of the writings of more than one hundred leading Jewish and Christian thinkers on these profound theological problems. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Num Pages: 414 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716205
ISBN
9780814716205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. A personal memoir from Dan Breen, a must read for those interested in the struggle for Irish freedom Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Mercier Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780947962333
ISBN
9780947962333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062372130
ISBN
9780062372130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carta,The Israel Map & Publishing Company Ltd,Israel
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652208392
ISBN
9789652208392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

paperback. In 1892 a stocky Danish immigrant named Magnus Jensen rode into south-central Montana. He liked what he saw and staked his future on the ranch he would carve out there. Today, the author and his wife, Emily, live on the ranch built by Jensen, Emily's grandfather. This illustrated book bears poetic witness to the myth and reality that are the West. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216365
ISBN
9780803216365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. A recent series of terrorist attacks, the uncovering of a large terrorist network and a string of continuing regional conflicts have raised an awareness that Southeast Asia is amongst the world's most troubled areas. This book analyses local terrorism and state state repression in this populous, strategically important region. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute Australia
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924379
ISBN
9781876924379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.13

hardcover. Medieval Monsters shows how strange creatures sparked artists' imaginations to remarkable heights. Half-human hybrids of land and sea mingle with bewitching demons, blemmyae, cyclops and multi-headed beasts of nightmare and comic grotesques. Over 100 wondrous and terrifying images offer a fascinating insight into the medieval mind. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
British Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712357906
ISBN
9780712357906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173757
ISBN
9780691173757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05