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Paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Export edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141010007
ISBN
9780141010007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847941916
ISBN
9781847941916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Paperback. Few ceramic tiles are more popular with collectors than those modernist products of mid-twentieth century potteries. This book is the perfect introduction to them. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AFPC; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665665
ISBN
9781445665665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.37

Paperback. * A fascinating survey of the key moments of post-war medical discovery - fully revised and updated for this new edition Num Pages: 608 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123752
ISBN
9780349123752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. An omnibus edition of Finlay J. Macdonald's nostalgic and often comic accounts of growing up on the Hebridean island of Harris between the wars. They were first published individually in the 1980s as "Crowdie and Cream", "Crotal and White" and "The Corncrake and the Lysander". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751513486
ISBN
9780751513486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. "In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Na" Num Pages: 304 pages, 40pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 145 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465068364
ISBN
9780465068364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.67

Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0241225
ISBN
9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Series: Old O.S. Maps of Lancashire. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJC; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 24. Lancashire Sheet 106.10. Series: Old O.S. Maps of Lancashire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJC; WQH; WTR. Dimension: 129 x 213 x 1. Weight: 26.
Publisher
The Godfrey Edition
Publication date
1990
Edition
Facsimile of 1906 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850542950
ISBN
9780850542950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRAM2; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223637
ISBN
9780300223637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. From the brutal murder of John Paas in 1832 and the poisoning of a 70-year-old widow by two young men, to the fatal shooting of a young woman in 1919, and was to become one of the fascinating murder cases in legal history, this title presents a collection of the criminal cases that have taken place in Leicester between the mid-1800s and 1950s. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948104
ISBN
9780750948104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.24

Paperback. The 50 Britons who have had most impact on today's world Num Pages: 288 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785780349
ISBN
9781785780349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. The extraordinary personal stories of five surviving Battle of Britain pilots Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660370
ISBN
9781445660370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Paperback. In Spain today the civil war remains 'the past that will not pass away'. The author explores the origins, nature and long-term consequences of this exterminatory war in Spain, charting the resonant forms of political, social and cultural resistance to it and the memory/legacy these have left behind in Europe and beyond. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195113
ISBN
9781845195113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. Recollects wartime in Uxbridge. This book covers various aspects from pre-war to post-war Uxbridge including street scenes, schools, buildings, transport, leisure and entertainment, and personalities. This book is of interest to younger generations growing up in Uxbridge and to those who wish to learn more about the history of the area. Num Pages: 128 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445434
ISBN
9780752445434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. A study of Darwin's Legacy for relegion, ecology and the arts. It argues that poetry can have a profound impact on how we think and feel about the human condition in a Darwinian world. It includes over 50 complete poems and substantial extracts from several more, Holmes shows how poets have responded to the discovery of evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692071
ISBN
9780748692071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. Offers an account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. This book reveals the role of the problem-solvers and middle-men who made it happen - like Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the D-Day beaches. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141036090
ISBN
9780141036090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 377 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958292406
ISBN
9783958292406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.55
€ 54.00

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Halsgrove United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857041890
ISBN
9780857041890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.49

Paperback. * The most up to date and comprehensive guide to events in the European Union* Includes a new a Enlargement Updatea as well as first--hand information about the state of the a Pre--Accession Strategya in regard to Eastern Europe* Includes a new annual overview on the two Presidencies falling into the year under review. . Editor(s): Edwards, Geoffrey; Wiessala, Georg. Series: Journal of Common Market Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJPR; GBCY; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy of an ex library book with small label on spine and one neat library stamp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0225409
ISBN
9780631215981
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 150 black and white and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317699
ISBN
9780764317699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.85
€ 38.73

Paperback. On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. This is the story of an international team of lawyers, and experts who fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286801
ISBN
9780520286801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3JJF; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956512
ISBN
9780750956512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Written by former member of the IRA and police informant, this book tells the story of revolutionary James Connolly, his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and his subsequent influence both on the author himself, and on 20th century Irish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751807
ISBN
9781784751807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. The first major study of the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of African soldiers who served with the British army during the Second World War. Num Pages: 301 pages, 19, 16 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544. African Soldiers in the Second World War. 301 pages, 19, 16 black and white, 3 line drawing. The first major study of the experiences of the hundreds of thousands of African soldiers who served with the British army during the Second World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight: 544.
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
301
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010476
ISBN
9781847010476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.31

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