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Paperback. Featuring about 140 coloured illustrations by various Chinese artists and six essays whose themes range from the sociohistorical impact of Mao to the visual representation of trauma and memories, this work brings a multidimensional view to our understanding of the influence of the Cultural Revolution on contemporary China. Editor(s): Jiang, Jiehong. Num Pages: 172 pages, 135 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622098701
ISBN
9789622098701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.14

Paperback. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w drawing, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887761
ISBN
9781574887761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.18

Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473827455
ISBN
9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861895189
ISBN
9781861895189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677069
ISBN
9781907677069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.43

Hardcover. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893471
ISBN
9780226893471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.73

Paperback. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226893488
ISBN
9780226893488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Paperback. Presents the history of New Orleans' early years, tracing the town's development from its origins in 1718 to its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. This book presents an account of New Orleans' wild youth. It features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued women, and carousing travelers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour plates, 8 halftones, 5 maps, 1 figure, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226138428
ISBN
9780226138428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.75

Hardcover. Explores the century-long process whereby the Massachusetts Bay Colony went from a distant outpost of the incipient British Empire to a stable society integrated into the transatlantic economy. This title demonstrates how small infrastructure improvements established the foundation for more ambitious, overseas adventures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 1 map, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926360
ISBN
9780813926360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBT; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825245
ISBN
9780774825245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.58

Hardback. It is one part corporate and industrial history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way to understand larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. This biography weaves together three engrossing stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273757
ISBN
9780520273757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England Num Pages: 211 pages, 150 illus. 45 figs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584650997
ISBN
9781584650997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.07

Hardback. Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The authors show that modern Europe was built by experts using their unique knowledge to shape societies, set political agendas, and establish collaborations which proved decisive in integrating the continent. Series: Making Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 72 black & white halftones, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230308053
ISBN
9780230308053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.85
€ 46.85

Paperback. This work follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989639
ISBN
9780761989639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.99

Hardback. By showing that the creation of a meal is as satisfying as its consumption, This recalibrates the balance between food and the imagination. The result is a revolutionary perspective that tempts even the most casual cooks to greater flights of experimentation. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; PD; WBA; WBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144667
ISBN
9780231144667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.40

Hardcover. Each year, North Americans spend as much money fixing up their homes as they do buying new ones. This title charts the rise of the home improvement industry in the United States and Canada from the end of World War I into the late 1950s. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 472 pages, 62 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317663
ISBN
9780226317663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HRCC93; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839659
ISBN
9780824839659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.16

Hardback. In 2004, Spain's Banco Santander purchased Britain's Abbey National Bank in a deal valued at fifteen billion dollars - an acquisition that made Santander one of the ten largest financial institutions in the world. This work reveals how strategic decisions made by the family drove Santander's unprecedented rise to global prominence. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBT; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131252
ISBN
9780691131252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 2AB; FA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 179. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Attic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KOC0021148
ISBN
9781855941267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114110
ISBN
9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; HBTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824851507
ISBN
9780824851507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. For more than fifty years prior to the Second World War, Budapest was one of the outstanding cultural capitals of Central Europe, on a par with, and in some ways in advance of Vienna and Prague. This book presents its rich and often turbulent history, its unique thermal baths, its excellent public transport system, its street cafes, and more. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Signal
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955269
ISBN
9781904955269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.60

Hardcover. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 35. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088717
ISBN
9780393088717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.23

paperback. This study aims to be an accessible and comprehensive account of the role Ohio women have assumed in the history of the state, and a narrative of their hardships and the victories that have been won over 200 years. Series: Ohio Bicentennial S. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5436 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780821413913
ISBN
9780821413913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974097
ISBN
9781894974097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sanctuary London
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KRS0019204
ISBN
9781860745126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
illustrated edition
Publisher
Sanctuary London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRS0019203
ISBN
9781860745126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, Kim; Smay, David. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBT; JFCA; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915699
ISBN
9780922915699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963060
ISBN
9780750963060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684475
ISBN
9780226684475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226386
ISBN
9780300226386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

paperback. In this book, the author traces the evolution of the community's political activism in education during the Chicano Movement era of the early 1970s. He identifies the implications of this struggle for Mexican Americans and for public education. It is aimed at those interested in public school policy, and scholars of Mexican American history. Series: University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages, 9 b&w photos, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPL; HBTB; JNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444939
ISBN
9781585444939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.66

Paperback. Dabashi picks up where Franz Fanon left off, examining the negative influence of intellectual immigrants as facilitators of American imperialism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328737
ISBN
9780745328737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244259
ISBN
9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Hardback. This volume is a study of the most important organization of Polish political exiles in Western Europe during the revolutions of 1848-1849. It recounts the group's political and military activities in France, Germany, Hungary, and their own partitioned Polish homeland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335638
ISBN
9780880335638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Paperback. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Num Pages: 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238. Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority. 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Amnesty International UK
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862103101
ISBN
9780862103101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.26

Paperback. Reinterprets the history of Western philosophy from Greece to modern times. Translator(s): Lilly, Reginald. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215475
ISBN
9780253215475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Provides an account of the National Afro-American Council, the first nationwide US civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. This volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its leaders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328437
ISBN
9780809328437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.29

Paperback. A cultural guide to a region on the edge of Europe that has been visited by the Romans, Franks, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Germans Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930063
ISBN
9781909930063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.60