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Paperback. The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland, which provide the lifeblood to the industries supplying the Third Reich's war machine. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552163415
- ISBN
- 9780552163415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.04
€ 16.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. Focusing on the Catholic intellectual critique of modernity during the period immediately before and after the turn of the twentieth century, this book examines how the Catholic Church attempted to retain its identity in an age of pluralism. It shows a Church fundamentally united on major issues. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131865
- ISBN
- 9780231131865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87€ 79.38
€ 105.87
€ 79.38
Hardback. This is a landmark study which examines the film and reading tastes of working-class consumers in 1930s Britain. Drawing on a wealth of original research, Robert James argues that working-class consumers used popular film and fiction to answer a range of cultural and social needs in this tumultuous decade. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080258
- ISBN
- 9780719080258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.50
€ 151.50
Paperback. Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. * Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials from within and outside China, in English and Chinese. Editor(s): Zheng, Yongnian. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655801
- ISBN
- 9780470655801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.63
€ 35.99
€ 35.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805542
- ISBN
- 9780875805542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.38
€ 27.99
€ 25.38
Num Pages: 432 pages, over 100 bw images. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327865
- ISBN
- 9780764327865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.69
€ 36.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091937515
- ISBN
- 9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.99
€ 16.99
€ 10.99
Hardcover. The first analysis of the Enlightenment and Irish women and the most comprehensive study to date of Irish women and American emigration. Irish women negotiated, selected and at times defied the representations of womanhood presented to them in official and commercially sponsored media. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318924
- ISBN
- 9781846318924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.45
€ 45.99
€ 45.45
Paperback. This volume explores the inner dynamics of memory in all its variations, from its most destructive and divisive impact to its remarkable potential to heal and reconcile. It addresses issues on both the conceptual and the pragmatic level and its theoretical observations and reflections are informed by first-hand experiences.. Editor(s): Diawara, Mamadou; Lategan, Bernard; Rusen, Jorn. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380832
- ISBN
- 9781782380832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 illus., 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140768
- ISBN
- 9780231140768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.43€ 93.74
€ 125.43
€ 93.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; GBCR; HBJD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337021
- ISBN
- 9780880337021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.71
€ 57.54
€ 44.71
Hardback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913451
- ISBN
- 9781439913451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.86
€ 92.06
€ 69.86
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTB; JNF; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638782
- ISBN
- 9780691638782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.77
€ 195.77
Paperback. A unique view of life in the world's most beautiful city during an era of peace and prosperity, when art, literature, poetry, and music blossomed in Paris, through a kit containing a stereoscopic viewer, 35 three-dimensional photographic cards, and a photo-packed paperback book. Num Pages: 128 pages, More than 300 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 201 x 55. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
- Edition
- Box Nov PC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579129583
- ISBN
- 9781579129583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 25.76
€ 38.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339505
- ISBN
- 9781444339505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.51
€ 115.51
Paperback. Paints a picture of the author's idyllic life before her internment and the shock and the horrors of Auschwitz. This book is of interest to readers interested in human nature under the most trying circumstances, to historians of World War II or Jewish history, to veterans and their families who lived through World War II, and more. Series: Life Writing. Num Pages: 205 pages, 12ill.1M. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889202924
- ISBN
- 9780889202924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.39
€ 35.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Geanakoplos, Deno John. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284613
- ISBN
- 9780226284613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 44.02
€ 51.78
€ 44.02
Paperback. Insisting on the critical value of Latin American histories for recasting theories of postcolonialism, this title features essays that give insights of postcolonial studies in diverse Latin American contexts, ranging from the narratives of 18th century travelers and clerics in the region to the status of indigenous intellectuals in Colombia. Editor(s): Thurner, Mark; Guerrero, Andres G. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331940
- ISBN
- 9780822331940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442223523
- ISBN
- 9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. This work confronts the complex question of nationalism in France in its various permutations myths, obsessions, possibilities, and dangers. The author distinguishes between an open nationalism, based on the revolutionary values of liberty and equality for all, and closed nationalism. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732871
- ISBN
- 9780804732871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 black & white halftones, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811716277
- ISBN
- 9780811716277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.20
€ 42.99
€ 39.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927051474
- ISBN
- 9781927051474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
hardcover. Provides the first comprehensive overview by world-renowned experts of what we know today of medieval Jews' engagement with the sciences. Editor(s): Freudenthal, Mr. Gad. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1126. 560 pages, 1 table. Editor(s): Freudenthal, Gad. Provides the first comprehensive overview by world-renowned experts of what we know today of medieval Jews' engagement with the sciences. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; PDX. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 44. Weight: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107001459
- ISBN
- 9781107001459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.90
€ 173.90
Paperback. This book reexamines the structure of Inca society on the eve of the Spanish Conquest. The author argues that native Andean cosmology organized the indigenous political economy as well as spatial and socio-kinship systems. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 table, 44 figures, 3 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804749220
- ISBN
- 9780804749220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.41
€ 36.99
€ 26.41