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A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890567
ISBN
9780801890567
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and focusing on the experiences of its employees, this book explains how the establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, a chronic need for housing and a strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen employees were killed. Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750943284
ISBN
9780750943284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Hardback. In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate the country's cinemas, many of Mexico's cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui Invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In this book, the author contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356417
ISBN
9780822356417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741383
ISBN
9780295741383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741390
ISBN
9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.22

Hardcover. Using German and previously closed or underutilized Soviet archives, this work brings to date the historiography of one of the most important aspects of twentieth-century international relations: the steps by which Germany and Soviet Russia would find common ground and establish a relationship whose impact would be felt throughout World War II. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230006447
ISBN
9780230006447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. Num Pages: 280 pages, map, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691037387
ISBN
9780691037387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.93

Hardback. A fascinating study of the contribution of ordinary men and women to Spain's democratic transition of the 1970s. Radcliff argues that participants in neighbourhood and other associations experimented with new practices of civic participation that put pressure on the authoritarian state and made the building blocks of a future democratic citizenship Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230241053
ISBN
9780230241053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; JPV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472671
ISBN
9780801472671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. Britain, as the most powerful of the European victors of World War One, had a unique responsibility to maintain the peace in the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles. This title concentrates on the figure of Lord Londonderry - grandee, patriot, cousin of Churchill and the government minister responsible for the RAF. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014234
ISBN
9780141014234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Collects twelve previously unpublished essays by one of Britain's most eminent historians, David Cannadine, including his inaugural and valedictory lectures at the Institute of Historical Research. A unique volume discussing the study and nature of History itself and a range of key topics and periods in British and Imperial History. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302402
ISBN
9780230302402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681370804
ISBN
9781681370804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJC; HRAX; JFSJ; JFSR1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137493873
ISBN
9781137493873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.81

Paperback. Presents an history of the activists, intellectuals, and movements that played a crucial role in shaping civil society and civic thought throughout Japan's postwar period. The author traces the development of a new vision of citizenship based on political participation, self-reliance, popular nationalism, and commitment to daily life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262713
ISBN
9780520262713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Between the world wars, Paris welcomed not only a number of glamorous American expatriates including Jospehine Baker and F Scott Fitzgerald, but also a dynamic musical style emerging in the United States: jazz. This title examines how and why jazz became so widely performed in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s and also why it was so controversial. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331247
ISBN
9780822331247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226388595
ISBN
9780226388595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. Using oral history interviews and citrus company records, this book argues that Mexican Americans helped lay the groundwork for civil rights struggles and electoral campaigns in the post-World War II era. It also shows how Mexicans transformed leisure spaces into politicized spaces where workers voiced their grievances and built solidarity. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252073250
ISBN
9780252073250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.38

Hardback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897952
ISBN
9780859897952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.71

Paperback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897969
ISBN
9780859897969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.95

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