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Paperback. Tells the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 447 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061655944
ISBN
9780061655944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. Connects the rise of Chinese nationalism to the growth of a Chinese working class. This title shows how workers' refusal to be treated "like cattle and horses" (a line from an anonymous worker's poem on poor working conditions) derived from a fresh but powerfully felt sense of dignity. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327936
ISBN
9780822327936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. Explores the questions and doubts surrounding the revitalisation of Jewish life in Germany since the fall of the Wall. The volume includes topics such as the social and institutional role of Jews; the role of religion in daily life; and gender and culture in post-Wall Jewish writing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814730652
ISBN
9780814730652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Hardcover. The most comprehensive single-volume history of the Winter War the stunning defeat by the tiny Finnish army of the mighty Soviet Red Army in a gallant 105-day stand that captured the world's imagination during World War II." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Har/Map
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619108
ISBN
9780700619108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.86

Paperback. Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945, the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain's regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298217
ISBN
9780230298217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.92
€ 56.28

Paperback. This text can be considered a documentary; it is a compilation of fragments of records compiled in Palestine in 1943 by the Polish group Eastern Center for Information. It is based solely on the testimony of Jewish children evacuated from the Soviet Union to Palestine. Translator(s): Mitchell, Jacqueline. Series: Jewish Lives - Nonfiction S. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
Translated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113541
ISBN
9780810113541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

paperback. Recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been one of the world leaders in alternative and experiential education and stands at the center of the human potential movement. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 colour plate, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HRQC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453705
ISBN
9780226453705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188034
ISBN
9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Cassy, Rob. Num Pages: 292 pages, 40ill. BIC Classification: 3JJC; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Gardners Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902669830
ISBN
9781902669830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Hardback. A collection of ten seminal essays by Tim Mason on the history of National Socialism in Germany. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane. Num Pages: 372 pages, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521432122
ISBN
9780521432122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.40

Hardcover. This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was affected by its colonial activities in the Congo. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1HFJZ; 3JJ; 3JM; HB; HBJD; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624. 300 pages, 2 b/w illus. 4 tables. This book explains how and why Belgium, a small but influential European country, was affected by its colonial activities in the Congo. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1HFJZ; 3JJ; 3JM; HB; HBJD; HBJH; HBTQ. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 26. Weight: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521194211
ISBN
9780521194211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.71

Paperback. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. This book examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCC99; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858080
ISBN
9780807858080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, over 170 b/w photos, over 40 detailed line schemes. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HB; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314254
ISBN
9780764314254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? The author captures that season of glory in a book that fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy plane spotter with a ruefully realistic history of British decline. It is the story of machines and men who flew them. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTK; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571247950
ISBN
9780571247950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years and hardly any part of the world escaped its influence. David Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines its origins, course and end. Series: The Making of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 144 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415153164
ISBN
9780415153164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.85

Hardcover. An examination of the Russian security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. It looks at the years from 1866 through to 1905, tracing the reaction, expansion and evolution of the security police. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JKSW1; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802435
ISBN
9780875802435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JJH; BTM; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 44. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789208170
ISBN
9780789208170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. The Holocaust in Hungary 1944. 230 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Cesarani, David. Examines the deportation and murder of 435,000 Hungarian Jews during the last months of World War II, when German military and diplomatic power was on the wane. Drawing on new sources, leading scholars attempt to shed light on a shameful period in history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 13. Weight: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859731260
ISBN
9781859731260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.94

Hardback. Taiwan's relationship with China is one of the most fraught in East Asia, a key issue in the island's domestic politics and a major obstacle in Sino-American relations. This book explores the roots of the conflict in the post-war period and examines how the Nationalists consolidated their rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1FPCW; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744577
ISBN
9780804744577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.63

Paperback. USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960685
ISBN
9781780960685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293024
ISBN
9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.51
€ 72.90

Hardcover. Series: American Military Experience Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826220271
ISBN
9780826220271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.90

Paperback. Revised and updated throughout, this multidisciplinary survey of Latin American history, politics, and society features chapters on individual countries by invited authorities. Editor(s): Black, Jan Knippers. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813344003
ISBN
9780813344003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.54

Paperback. Reveals, through the eyes of a conscripted soldier, the day-to-day lives of British soldiers in British West Africa during World War II Looks at the strange cultures, the landscape and wildlife, the unusual situations that were encountered in an alien and often frightening location known as The White Man's Grave Num Pages: 144 pages, +8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951265
ISBN
9781849951265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.09