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Paperback. Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own oppression. This book shows how fundamental he was to the reawakening and transformation of South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century - and just how relevant he remains. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, yes b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420256
- ISBN
- 9780821420256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.01
€ 19.99
€ 19.01
paperback. Editor(s): Marzagalli, Silvia; Sofka, James R.; McCusker, John. Series: Research in Maritime History. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- International Maritime Economic History Association Canada
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780986497346
- ISBN
- 9780986497346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.25
€ 35.99
€ 32.25
Num Pages: 240 pages, over 150 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325854
- ISBN
- 9780764325854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 46.46
€ 52.92
€ 46.46
paperback. This is a history of how the Navy responded--in doctrine, strategy, operations, preparedness, self-awareness, and force structure--to radical changes in political circumstance, technological innovation, and national needs and expectations. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 36. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727945
- ISBN
- 9780804727945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.74
€ 44.99
€ 39.74
Hardback. The lethal industry that lit the world, explained and illustrated by precise photographs of its weapons and equipment. Num Pages: 208 pages, 245 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTM; KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393069129
- ISBN
- 9780393069129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.97
€ 42.99
€ 40.97
Paperback. In 1944, 13-year-old Fritz Tubach was almost old enough to join the Hitler Youth in his German village of Kleinheubach. That same year in Tab, Hungary, 12-year-old Bernie Rosner was loaded onto a train with the rest of the village's Jewish inhabitants and taken to Auschwitz, where his whole family was murdered. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261310
- ISBN
- 9780520261310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. The 1930s to the 1950s in Italy witnessed large increases in film-going, radio-listening, and the sale of music and weekly magazines. This book draws on evidence, including oral histories and archival material, to explore possible continuities between the uses of mass culture before and after World War II. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219480
- ISBN
- 9780253219480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. From medicine shows to the Internet, from the Los Angeles Plaza to the Las Vegas Strip, from the commemoration of the Oklahoma City bombing to television programming after 9/11, scholars examine issues of democracy, diversity, identity, community, citizenship, and belonging through the lens of American popular culture. Editor(s): Shaffer, Marguerite S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222029
- ISBN
- 9780812222029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.62
€ 43.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Thangaraj, Stanley I.; Arnaldo, Constancio; Chin, Christina B. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479884698
- ISBN
- 9781479884698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. Presents the research on Denmark's urban development during the Age of Absolutism, 1660-1848. This book features articles that provide an overview of urbanisation in both the Kingdom of Denmark and the Duchy of Schleswig, while other articles focus on the economic, social and cultural urban functions. Editor(s): Bitsch, Soren. Num Pages: 509 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1DND; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341524
- ISBN
- 9788779341524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Hardcover. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. This volume features expert contributors who provide both original research, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Editor(s): Monmonier, Mark. Num Pages: 1728 pages, 2 books, 805 colour plates, 119 halftones, 242 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTP; RGV; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 303 x 120. Weight in Grams: 7774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226534695
- ISBN
- 9780226534695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 550.58€ 451.86
€ 550.58
€ 451.86
Hardback. Chronicles the evolution of the political relationship between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, and that relationship's role in ending the Cold War. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 188 pages, ports. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313352416
- ISBN
- 9780313352416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.87
€ 51.99
€ 50.87
Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687063
- ISBN
- 9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Pirates of Virginia: Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Co...
Donnelly, Mark P., Diehl, Daniel
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Coastline. 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. High adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore feature heavily in this fantastic new book from Stackpole. Pirates of Virginia recounts the remarkable stories of the Accomac and Revolutionary war privateers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710367
- ISBN
- 9780811710367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.06
€ 11.99
€ 11.06
paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10ill.3fig.5M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816646159
- ISBN
- 9780816646159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.09
€ 20.99
€ 20.09
Hardcover. Includes such contents as: Preface; Introduction; Early American Philosophy - The Puritans; The Impact of Science; Jonathan Edwards; Philosophy in Academia Revisited - Mainly Princeton; Philosophy in the Middle Atlantic and Southern States - Metaphysics Philosophy in New England - Logic; Transcendentalism; and, Index. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 41. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399116506
- ISBN
- 9780399116506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Biography of John MacBride, husband of Maude Gonne, who was executed as part of the 1916 Rising. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172709
- ISBN
- 9781847172709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.09
€ 10.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482823
- ISBN
- 9780801482823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTZ1; JMC; MMJ; MMKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479833566
- ISBN
- 9781479833566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.57
€ 99.57
Hardcover. This is the first book to study representations of the non-Western world in European modernist cinema. In offering new perspectives on the history of Soviet montage cinema and on the British documentary movement, it connects with the growing body of work analysing manifestations of orientalism, Eurocentrism and colonial discourse in the cinema. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings/halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896047
- ISBN
- 9780859896047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.29
€ 138.29
Hardback. In this book, Engel asks why and how Jewish history and the Holocaust came to be viewed as separate areas of academic study. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759519
- ISBN
- 9780804759519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.26
€ 84.26
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622712
- ISBN
- 9780691622712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.83
€ 89.83
Hardback. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172314
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.19
€ 89.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999128
- ISBN
- 9780295999128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19