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Hardcover. History of a Nicaraguan family based on conversations with its members over a four-year period. The author traces their story from the years of repression and guerilla activity under Somoza, through to an era of personal and political revolution in the 1970s and 1980s. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299126100
ISBN
9780299126100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.07

Paperback. The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Num Pages: 186 pages, 40 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972772
ISBN
9781597972772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBTB; JP; KC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 269 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565836
ISBN
9781604565836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.84
€ 79.70

Paperback. A model of clarity.. It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER (Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum) Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 252 pages, 239, 16 colour, 132 black and white, 91 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; KCZ; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832393
ISBN
9781843832393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. This award-winning book belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in Texas or military history Series: Texas Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones, 10 line drawings, 7 maps & diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292731028
ISBN
9780292731028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589791718
ISBN
9781589791718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.34

Hardcover. Texas shows its best moves in dance halls that dot its landscape. Wherever they've found fiddlers and dance floors, Texans have been tickled into motion. And for a century and a half, they've been kicking up dust in dance halls across the state. This title celebrates how these halls bring people together and foster joy. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 212 pages, 132 duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726031
ISBN
9780896726031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475283
ISBN
9780801475283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.85

Hardcover. Few films have resonated through the years as Schindler's List has. Released in December 1993, it won seven Oscars. It inspired Steven Spielberg to create one of the world's most important visual history resources. This book commemorates that legacy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150-200 Full-Color Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: APF; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 283 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
20 Anv Cmv
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062285188
ISBN
9780062285188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.58

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912867
ISBN
9781439912867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Paperback. The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery and full citizenship. The author explains how heated debates over interracial marriage were also attempts by whites to undermine African American men's demands for suffrage and a voice in public affairs. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858820
ISBN
9780807858820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

hardcover. "Territories of Profit" compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G.F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions have enabled businesses to innovate and succeed. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 tables, 8 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KJM; KJP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford Business Books United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804747219
ISBN
9780804747219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.25

Paperback. "Territories of Profit" compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G.F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions have enabled businesses to innovate and succeed. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 tables, 8 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KJM; KJP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804747226
ISBN
9780804747226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Hardback. This interdisciplinary volume investigates the cultural and political landscapes of Colombia through citizenship, displacement, local and global cultures, grass-root movements, political activism, human rights, environmentalism, and media productions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSB; HBTB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465809
ISBN
9781580465809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.90

Hardback. In his ?Terrae-Filius ?essays of 1721, Nicholas Amhurst describes and satirizes Oxford life as he saw it during the 1710s and early 1720s. He considers the political, religious, social, and moral issues that often worked to undercut the university's academic goals. This critical edition reprints all the essays. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JF; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138016
ISBN
9780874138016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816524433
ISBN
9780816524433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order. Editor(s): Cooper, Frederick; Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 463 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
463
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206052
ISBN
9780520206052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741644
ISBN
9780804741644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.52

Hardcover. A history of American culture as told through its eating habits and restaurants. Num Pages: 560 pages, 95 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 254 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406804
ISBN
9780871406804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Tells the saga of five generations of slave owners in colonial New England. This title follows the tale from the early seventeenth to the early twenty-first century, from New England, through the South, to the sprawling slave plantations of the Caribbean. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150352
ISBN
9780691150352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Presents an account of the Russian revolution. This book describes the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442129
ISBN
9780141442129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. From the pioneers of early America to the builders of modern India, from west to east and back again, this book follows the processes of exchange and adaptation that collectively moulded the colonial experience and which in their turn transformed the culture, economy and identity of the British Isles. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047782
ISBN
9780141047782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; BM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027305
ISBN
9781619027305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. In this text, Stuart Sherman argues that innovations in prose emerged simultaneously with the 17th-century revolution in clock technology, enabling authors to recount the new kind of time by which England was learning to live and work. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; PGZ; TDPB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226752778
ISBN
9780226752778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. This book considers these men's experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069222
ISBN
9780719069222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.55

Paperback. These two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence. Editor(s): Rodgers, Susan. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGHA; HBAH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085473
ISBN
9780520085473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. A collection of essays, which considers the meaning and nature of life history narrative in India. Editor(s): Arnold, David; Blackburn, Stuart. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBTB; HBTD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217271
ISBN
9780253217271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Explaining the bias of union members - most of whom were classical or jazz music performers - against rock music and musicians, this book addresses issues of race and class; questions of what qualified someone as a "skilled" or professional musician. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVG; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354635
ISBN
9780822354635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Paperback. Integrating three major concerns - television as an industry, a technology, and an art - this book is a basic primer on the complex, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life. It also includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures, and sidebars to illustrate important figures, trends, and events. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215448
ISBN
9780631215448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Hardback. Integrating three major concerns - television as an industry, a technology, and an art - this book is a basic primer on the complex, and often overlooked story of television and its impact on American life. It also includes interview segments with industry insiders, pictures, and sidebars to illustrate important figures, trends, and events. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631215431
ISBN
9780631215431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 838 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
838
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810818767
ISBN
9780810818767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 471 pages, plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810814387
ISBN
9780810814387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
1947-1959
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810813304
ISBN
9780810813304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.99

Hardcover. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Combining historical approach and cultural analysis, this work explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631293
ISBN
9780815631293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. A history of Tel Aviv which presents it as a centre of immigration that contains reminders of each immigrant's mother country; as a catalyst between the East and the West; and, not least, as a place of transformation for Jews who fled from the Nazi terror. Translator(s): Atkins, Helen. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour and 52 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Reaktion Books London
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890337
ISBN
9781861890337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.25

Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465007660
ISBN
9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pearson United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321043719
ISBN
9780321043719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010918
ISBN
9780674010918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.19

Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284906
ISBN
9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. * Examines technology from a social, cultural and phenomenological perspective. * Presents a new conceptual and methodological framework for studying technology. . Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HPCF3; JHM; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577181248
ISBN
9781577181248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.14