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Paperback. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 585 pages, 187 b/w photographs, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1028. Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980-1989. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 585 pages, 185 b&w photographs, 38 tables. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight: 1028.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
585
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232662
ISBN
9780520232662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.22

paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399690
ISBN
9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

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

€ 139.73

Hardback. In focusing on China's social survey movement, this title analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267862
ISBN
9780520267862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.00
€ 64.45

Hardcover. The route is 247 miles long and divided into eighteen stages. With maps and illustrations inspired by the work of the great AW, this labour of love is essential for all those who wish to follow in Wainwright's footsteps. Num Pages: 240 pages, 120 line/map, 55 bw. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; WSZG; WTH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 20. .
Publisher
Sigma Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910758144
ISBN
9781910758144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. An alternative, narrative history of the Russian Revolution published in its centenary. Series: Left Book Club. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399034
ISBN
9780745399034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328027
ISBN
9780745328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.78

Hardback. Fascinating history of the Second World War as fought 'from below' by anti-fascist militias, who worked both with and against the allied powers. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328034
ISBN
9780745328034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.57
€ 83.51

Paperback. Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, this book follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Num Pages: 960 pages, Over 100 contemporaneous photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
100th Anniversary edition with NEW INTRODUCTION
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847924513
ISBN
9781847924513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036731
ISBN
9780691036731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.99
€ 54.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008220099
ISBN
9780008220099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192813206
ISBN
9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. A Place Apart is a remarkable geographical and psychological travelogue that rises above history, politics, theology and economics. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780600116
ISBN
9781780600116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APF; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301808
ISBN
9780226301808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. Accompanying a year-long exhibition at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, this work explores the distinctiveness of southern landscape painting from the early 19th century through to the 1940s. Num Pages: 84 pages, 31 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJ; AFC; AGC; AGN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882007172
ISBN
9781882007172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Menin House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908336989
ISBN
9781908336989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.55

hardcover. Written to educate American soldiers on Vietnam's history, culture, politics, infrastructure, geography, and people, this is an eloquent and compelling document of a seminal decade, the legacy of which continues to resonate. As relevant today as when it was first written. Adopts similar format to the bestselling 'Instructions' series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781851242856
ISBN
9781851242856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 6.49

Hardcover. This book explains what happened in the years before and after the Rising, as well as providing an exciting day-by-day account of the events themselves, and biographies of the leading figures Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Edition
Poc
Condition
New
SKU
9780717169306
ISBN
9780717169306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.80

Paperback. Reflecting Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s, this work tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. It takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; and more. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 photos and drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JJPG; BGA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 280. A Birmingham Childhood of the 1940s and 1950s. 144 pages, 20 photos and drawings. Reflecting Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s, this work tells of the games played then in the streets: hopscotch, queenie, marbles, skipping, roller skating. It takes us back to school life during and after the war, to what it was like to be sick before the advent of the NHS and antibiotics; and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JJPG; BGA; WQH. Dimension: 149 x 210 x 8. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Brewin Books
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858582931
ISBN
9781858582931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.89

Paperback. Samuel Waters served as an officer in the Irish Constabulary in all four provinces. His recollections encompass the Fenian Rising, the Land War and the 1916 insurrection. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 0. Weight in Grams: 135.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181898
ISBN
9781859181898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

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