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Hardcover. Just what was so wild about the Wild West? Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. This book offers a cultural and historical analysis of how ideas of wildness have shaped the ways Euro-Americans have perceived, reacted to, and acted upon the West for nearly five hundred years. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615018
- ISBN
- 9780700615018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.83
€ 73.83
Paperback. aeo This is currently the only book in print that treats the topic of hunger from a long--range historical perspective. aeo The contributors to the book are drawn from a broad array of disciplines; among them are Amartya Sen, David Herlihy, Peter Garnsey, and John Post. Editor(s): Newman, Lucile F. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFA; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866288
- ISBN
- 9781557866288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.93
€ 51.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 39. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716531760
- ISBN
- 9780716531760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. One of WWII's pivotal events was the capture of U-505 on June 4, 1944. The top secret seizure of this massive Type IX submarine provided the Allies with priceless information on German technology and innovation. Editor(s): Savas, Theodore P. Num Pages: 312 pages, 62 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472. U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic. 312 pages, 62 photos, 3 maps. Editor(s): Savas, Theodore P. The first definitive study of U-505. Chapters include her construction, crew and commanders, combat history, an assessment of Type IX operations, naval intelligence, the eight fatal German mistakes that doomed the ill-fated boat, her capture, and final transportation and restoration for posterity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV2. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611211283
- ISBN
- 9781611211283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296156
- ISBN
- 9781936296156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.53
€ 21.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. HUNTER KILLER: a submarine designed to pursue and attack enemy submarines and surface ships using torpedoes. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409139010
- ISBN
- 9781409139010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852171124
- ISBN
- 9781852171124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.73
€ 6.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JWF; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591146896
- ISBN
- 9781591146896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 46.57
€ 52.51
€ 46.57
Hardcover. This monograph considers the painted frieze on the facade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the Great. Num Pages: 250 pages, 70 col. & b/w figs., 1 col. fold-out. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 250 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876619667
- ISBN
- 9780876619667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.10
€ 103.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780547248028
- ISBN
- 9780547248028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War, some of the highest ranking members of the Nazi party escaped from justice. The attempts to bring them to justice are no less dramatic. This title presents the real account of how the Nazis escaped at the end of the war, the attempts to bring them to justice, and what really happened to those that got away. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553819397
- ISBN
- 9780553819397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813549
- ISBN
- 9780774813549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Paperback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, approx. 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813556
- ISBN
- 9780774813556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Hardcover. Previously unpublished eyewitness account A unique British perspective on a controversial naval action The story that inspired Peter Weir's film Master & Commander Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illustrations and map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321748
- ISBN
- 9781848321748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.01
€ 37.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. In 1990s the Ivoirian police failed to control the situation, so a group of poor, politically marginalized, and mostly Muslim men took on the role of the people's protectors as part of a movement they called Benkadi. This title reveals how dozos worked beyond the divisions to derive their new roles as enforcers of security. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326542
- ISBN
- 9780226326542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. Churchill's SOE and the Race to Stop the Nazi Bomb Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786482105
- ISBN
- 9781786482105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 163 photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 257 x 23. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764346323
- ISBN
- 9780764346323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.27
€ 42.99
€ 28.27
paperback. Britain is celebrated for having avoided the extremism, political violence and instability that blighted many European countries between the two world wars. But her success was a closer thing than has been realized. This book demonstrates the true spread and depth of fascist beliefs - and the extent to which they were distinctly British. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844130870
- ISBN
- 9781844130870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Folio. Very good copy - Illustrated - KAW0696 - The Hebrew Immigrant Aid society,
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Hebrew Immigrant Aid society
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCK0002630
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
hardcover. Rooted in a wealth of oral histories, this title tells the story of people who confronted the unprecedented devastation of sixty five thousand homes when the hurricane swept a record thirty-foot storm surge across a seventy-five-mile stretch of unprotected Mississippi towns and cities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; RNR; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617030239
- ISBN
- 9781617030239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.99
€ 38.99
€ 34.99