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History
Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289673
- ISBN
- 9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Hardback. Completing the detailed two-part history of the RKO film studio, which began with RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, this second volume charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the postwar period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. It chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289666
- ISBN
- 9780520289666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.81€ 53.63
€ 69.81
€ 53.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771640497
- ISBN
- 9781771640497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
€ 20.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. From its appearance as a 'fashionable dissipation' centered on the immigrant and working-class districts of 1880s New York through its spread to Chicago and into the 1930s nightspots frequented by lesbians and gay men, this book charts the development of slumming. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226322445
- ISBN
- 9780226322445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Paints a portrait of the practitioners of slumming and their world: who they were, why they went, what they claimed to have found, how it changed them, and how slumming, in turn, shaped both Victorian and twentieth-century understandings of poverty and social welfare, gender relations, and sexuality. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2006, Third Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128009
- ISBN
- 9780691128009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.33
€ 52.99
€ 37.33
Hardback. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the 'slum', from its origins in London early in the nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games in 2016. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780238098
- ISBN
- 9781780238098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.16
€ 40.99
€ 28.16
Paperback. Definitive work on modern-day piracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040792
- ISBN
- 9781849040792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. During the second half of the 18th century, the social role of educated women and the nature of domesticity were the focus of widespread debate in Britain. This work explores how small changes in the meaning of patriotism permitted educated women to imagine themselves as political subjects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310527
- ISBN
- 9780226310527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Offers an insider's view of the Chechen War conflict. This work focuses her attention on those caught in the crossfire. It recounts the everyday horrors of living in the midst of war, examines how the Chechen war has damaged Russian society, and takes a look at the ways people on both sides profited from it. Translator(s): Burry, Alexander; Tulchinsky, Tatiana. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226674339
- ISBN
- 9780226674339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.08
€ 23.99
€ 19.08
Hardcover. Good clean copy in dustwrapper, with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld Military
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KRA0007690
- ISBN
- 9781854090461
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.00
€ 16.00
Paperback. Presents the latest research into understanding and interpreting social life in the Roman provinces through the study of everyday objects. Editor(s): Whitmore, Alissa; Hoss, Stefanie. Num Pages: 200 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 280 x 13. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785702563
- ISBN
- 9781785702563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.65
€ 57.65
Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some nicks and tears but remains good
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAS0001972
- ISBN
- 9780520024991
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.00
€ 14.00
Paperback. Num Pages: photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JH; AJ; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 260 x 9. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Broadcast Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874092759
- ISBN
- 9781874092759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
Hardcover. Drawn from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, and based on their extremely successful exhibition of the same name, Small Lives offers an eclectic survey of Irish childhood as captured by the camera. Editor(s): O'Connor, Aoife. Num Pages: 224 pages, chiefly Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Dublin
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717154623
- ISBN
- 9780717154623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Small Media, Big Revolution: Communication, Culture, and the Iranian R...
Annabelle Sreberny-Mohammadi
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816622177
- ISBN
- 9780816622177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.35
€ 30.99
€ 30.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 graphs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082733
- ISBN
- 9780719082733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.77
€ 146.77
Hardcover. At the center of this investigation is the great modernization effort of a West German state, Bavaria, in the 1970s and 1980s, by means of a reform of the smaller units of local government. The reforms were meant to abolish all autonomous local governments serving populations of fewer than 3000.. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498. The Passing of a Way of Life. 288 pages, 35 ills. At the center of this investigation is the great modernization effort of a West German state, Bavaria, in the 1970s and 1980s, by means of a reform of the smaller units of local government. The reforms were meant to abolish all autonomous local governments serving populations of fewer than 3000. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JPR. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453471
- ISBN
- 9780857453471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.51
€ 152.51
Hardback. Keywords: Africa. 113 pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- University of Natal
- Publication date
- 1953
- SKU
- KNW0002100
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 26.99€ 4.99
€ 26.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330529488
- ISBN
- 9780330529488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Hardcover. In a thoroughly engaging style John Miller introduces us to the small-town Midwestern boys who dreamed the America we know today and who made it real; from Frederick Jackson Turner and George Washington Carver to Henry Ford and Sam Walton. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619498
- ISBN
- 9780700619498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63
€ 57.63