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Paperback. "Testimony" draws on survivors of the Holocaust's accounts to present the first theory of testimony: a radically new conception of the relationship between art and culture and the witnessing of historical events. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415903929
ISBN
9780415903929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.82

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

€ 50.99
€ 45.65

Of the 174 delegates to the Texas convention on secession in 1861, only 8 voted against the motion to secede. James Webb Throckmorton of McKinney was one of them. This book on Throckmorton provides insights for those interested in the Antebellum era, the Civil War, and the troubled years of Reconstruction. Series: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603440400
ISBN
9781603440400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.59

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

€ 49.99
€ 41.60

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

€ 19.99
€ 18.76

Num Pages: 224 pages, 117 colour illustrations, 29 b&w photographs, 4 colour maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 305 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585441518
ISBN
9781585441518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.27
€ 53.91

The Mexican Revolution was launched from Texas on November 20, 1910, and continued throughout the following decade. These years also served as a turning point in the history of the Texas Rangers. This title presents the biographies of all 1,782 Rangers who served along the Texas-Mexico border during the era of the Mexican Revolution. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826347480
ISBN
9780826347480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890967218
ISBN
9780890967218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.63

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

€ 34.99
€ 31.48

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
€ 30.05

Paperback. The author documents his thesis that American urban history begins with the arrival of large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants in the 1820s. He argues that Irish Americans' material success, which took them as a group from the ghetto to middle-class, has caused a fading of Irish identity. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815605218
ISBN
9780815605218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312229290
ISBN
9780312229290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

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

€ 114.31
€ 79.04

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

€ 21.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. Of the countries that remained neutral during the Second World War, none was more controversial than Ireland. This title unearths the motivations of those thousands who left Ireland to fight in the British forces. It shows how ordinary people tried to make sense of the Nazi threat through the lens of antagonism towards Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398 496pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221066
ISBN
9780571221066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.98

Paperback. Great fun, this illustrated, fact-filled trivia guidebook to the first decade of rock & roll, breezily written (but painstakingly accurate), will take the baby boomer down a musical memory lane strewn with genuine "golden-oldies." Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069192
ISBN
9780252069192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. The 1970s in Britain were years of immense social, cultural and political liberation aborted by a right-wing counter revolution. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782796008
ISBN
9781782796008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.22

Paperback. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina monopolized headlines, thoughts, and hearts across the country as lives were forever changed, some erased. This book not only chronicles the devastation of that storm but also immortalizes some of the tales of personal tragedy associated with it, while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. Editor(s): Dunican, Michael; Andrews, Heather; Ashford, Tameika; Bowen, Joshua; Cooper, Brandon; Cort, Lesley; Rydarowski, Steven; Sweeney, Melanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, 120 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Review Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933896007
ISBN
9781933896007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.42

Hardback. After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? This work tells the story of the successes and failures of the modern human rights movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026230
ISBN
9780674026230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.30

Paperback. Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349448210
ISBN
9781349448210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

paperback. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever to perform.' This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; AVR; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831605
ISBN
9780810831605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.79

Paperback. Tise Vahimagi details in this text the development of the "Gangster" genre, and "The Untouchables"'s relations to American cinema and television of the 1950s and 1960s, offering a sidelight on the social and political events of the period. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851705637
ISBN
9780851705637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.32

Paperback. Presents the social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. This book covers the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It draws on historical, legal and biographical material, recent genealogical works and a wide range of primary sources in both Arabic and Persian. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695843
ISBN
9780748695843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.57

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343610
ISBN
9780230343610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.37

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