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Biography

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BK; HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741444
ISBN
9780295741444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.77

Paperback. Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Michigan, 2009) under title: Becoming faithful: Christianity, literacy, and female consciousness in Northeast China, 1830-1930. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 recorded music items, 2 maps, 11 photos, 2 maps, 5 char. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; BGX; BJ; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295741758
ISBN
9780295741758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.33

Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985855
ISBN
9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Maurice Rosenblatt was one of the behind-the-scenes engineers of the 1954 overthrow of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the anti-Communist chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. This book tells the story of the rise of McCarthy's power and Rosenblatt's role in effecting McCarthy's eventual censure by the Senate. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985947
ISBN
9780295985947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988160
ISBN
9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFJX; VFV; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998404
ISBN
9780295998404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJP; BM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999593
ISBN
9780295999593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.94

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Robert A. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300007121
ISBN
9780300007121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.79
€ 68.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197679
ISBN
9780300197679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardcover. A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life. Editor(s): Freeman, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393057324
ISBN
9780393057324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Paperback. "A remarkable book-part historical tract, part political manifesto-that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; BG; JKVP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393321043
ISBN
9780393321043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339970
ISBN
9780393339970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. "Ekirch out-kidnaps Stevenson in this thrilling, thoroughly documented story." -Booklist, starred review Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 black-and-white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BTC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340013
ISBN
9780393340013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Pioneering aviator, blackshirt leader, colonial governor, confidante and heir-apparent to Benito Mussolini, the dashing and charismatic Italo Balbo exemplified the ideals of Fascist Italy during the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 482 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071995
ISBN
9780520071995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.27

Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078079
ISBN
9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 42.52

Hardback. A biography of Hermann von Helmholtz, a 19th-century scientist renowned for the co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope. It relates how von Helmholtz also made contributions to the fields of physiology, philosophy of science and mathematics. Editor(s): Cahan, David. Series: California Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 704 pages, 12 photographs, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083349
ISBN
9780520083349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.64
€ 73.14

Paperback. An introduction to the life and work of Walter Benjamin, the German-Jewish philosopher and literary and cultural critic. The text offers insight into Benjamin's complex relationships with Adorno, Brecht, Jewish Messianism and Western Marxism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084001
ISBN
9780520084001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. Offers a comprehensive reconsideration of the life and literary works of Paulinus of Nola (ca 352-431), a Roman senator who renounced his political career and secular lifestyle to become a monk, bishop, impresario of a saint's cult, and prominent Christian poet. This title traces Paulinus' intellectual and spiritual journey. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 404 pages, 3 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; BG; DSBB; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217096
ISBN
9780520217096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.89
€ 53.89

Paperback. This collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Editor(s): Newman, Barbara. Num Pages: 275 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520217584
ISBN
9780520217584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. Through essays, articles, and interviews, this title presents the reader with the momentous changes in Poland and East-Central Europe. Sharing the author's intellectual journey through a tumultuous era, it focuses on the subjects important to him. Translator(s): Cave, Jane. Series: Society and Culture in East-Central Europe S. Num Pages: 346 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; BG; HBJD; JPA; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press California
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217607
ISBN
9780520217607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.54

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