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Paperback. Exploring 1930s swing bands, this book looks at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the American nation and has kept people dancing ever since. Studying the big band era, Lewis A. Erenberg places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGF; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215174
- ISBN
- 9780226215174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.46
€ 31.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised Edition, 3rd edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230346611
- ISBN
- 9780230346611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.96
€ 175.96
Hardback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBW; JP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319495880
- ISBN
- 9783319495880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
Paperback. This collection of essays presents a nearly comprehensive understanding of Western and non-Western perceptions of the United States since the Second World War. The book does not seek to attack or defend the United States but rather looks to bring sustained attention to the sources of anti-Americanism, its present variety, and its likely trajectory. Series: CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602267
- ISBN
- 9780230602267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. A photographic history of the revolutionary period in Ireland's capital city. Series: Revolution. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white), portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781170519
- ISBN
- 9781781170519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.75
€ 15.99
€ 6.75
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133126
- ISBN
- 9780691133126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
paperback. Socially engaged art, by means of its transformative practice, is shaping today's institutions and the very culture of now. This volume focuses on how artists and others have worked with, within, and sometimes in opposition to large Chicago institutions, such as public schools, universities, libraries, archives, museums, and other civic bodies. Editor(s): Smith, Stephanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780982879863
- ISBN
- 9780982879863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.98
€ 19.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. A collection of ghost stories collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, which explores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599218564
- ISBN
- 9781599218564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.93
€ 15.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. This expanded edition features new photographs and a new epilogue on the impact of the discovery of Karl Plagge-especially the story of 83-year-old Alfons von Deschwanden, who, after fifty years of silence, came forward as a veteran of Plagge's unit. His testimony is now part of this growing witness to truth. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224418
- ISBN
- 9780823224418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Steigmann-Gall argues that Nazism was neither unrelated to Christianity nor actively opposed to it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521603522
- ISBN
- 9780521603522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.25
€ 35.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Second, revised edition of T. P. Wiseman's 'Death of an Emperor' - his acclaimed translation and commentary of Flavius Josephus' account of Caligula's assassination. Includes an updated bibliography and a revised Appendix 1 on the Augustan Palatine which takes account of recent archaeological information. Num Pages: 122 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319631
- ISBN
- 9781846319631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as a force for both good and evil. It explores the use of witchcraft, the nature of accusations and the role of gender. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005211
- ISBN
- 9780230005211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.70
€ 154.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844678846
- ISBN
- 9781844678846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Hardcover. This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 309 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; HBTB; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286055
- ISBN
- 9781137286055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401030410
- ISBN
- 9789401030410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Lacking dust wrapper, but remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0012981
- ISBN
- 9780717113668
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Sarah Hicks Williams was the northern-born wife of an antebellum slaveholder. Rebecca Fraser traces her journey as she relocates to Clifton Grove, the Williams' slaveholding plantation, presenting her with complex dilemmas as she reconciled her new role as plantation mistress to the gender script she had been raised with in the North. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336500
- ISBN
- 9781349336500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Num Pages: over 320 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1774.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339578
- ISBN
- 9780764339578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 62.38
€ 65.07
€ 62.38
Hardback. BIC Classification: HBL. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658109837
- ISBN
- 9783658109837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.83
€ 74.83
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press, U.S.
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226162
- ISBN
- 9781583226162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.47
€ 40.47
paperback. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Blackwater Press Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0022210
- ISBN
- 9780861213184
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. For centuries, readers of Tao Qian have felt directly addressed by his poetic voice. This book revisits Tao's approach to his readers by attempting to situate it within the particular poetics of address that characterized the Six Dynasties classicist tradition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053212
- ISBN
- 9780674053212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.06
€ 44.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Addressing a range of topics - civic clubs and folkloric societies, science, public health and agrarian policies, popular culture, national memory, and the intersection of race and labor, this title features contributors who explore how a broad spectrum of Cubans embraced a political and civic culture of national self-realization. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven; Piqueras, Jose Antonio; Sanchez Cobos, Amparo. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 photos, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356301
- ISBN
- 9780822356301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289158
- ISBN
- 9781349289158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46