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hardcover. In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'British, their country, and their ways'. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time memento. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781851240852
- ISBN
- 9781851240852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.55
€ 7.55
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; HBLA; HPCA; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691176352
- ISBN
- 9780691176352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.82
€ 25.99
€ 21.82
The Neighbors Respond: The Controversy over the Jedwabne Massacre in P...
Edited By Anthony Polonsky And Joanna B. Mich...
paperback. Presents an account of the brutal mass murder of the Jews of Jedwabne by their Polish neighbors. This book captures some of the important voices in the ensuing debate, including those of residents of Jedwabne itself as well as those of journalists, intellectuals, Catholic clergy, and historians both within and well beyond Poland's borders. Editor(s): Polonsky, Antony; Michlic, Joanna B. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691113067
- ISBN
- 9780691113067
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.50
€ 52.99
€ 43.50
paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571219445
- ISBN
- 9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520224131
- ISBN
- 9780520224131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.31
€ 30.99
€ 25.31
hardcover. A three-volume study of the Holocaust. First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion and shaped the field of Holocaust studies. This expanded edition includes new material, particularly from archives in Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 1426 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300095579
- ISBN
- 9780300095579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.99€ 152.84
€ 209.99
€ 152.84
paperback. Translator(s): Cook, M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBLH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226123165
- ISBN
- 9780226123165
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.17
€ 31.99
€ 28.17
paperback. Europeans and Americans tend to hold the opinion that democracy is a uniquely Western inheritance. In this book, the authors recover stories of an alternate version, describing a transnational history of democracy in the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of ethics in the broad sense of disciplined self-fashioning. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; HPS; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226019901
- ISBN
- 9780226019901
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Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 26.22
€ 28.99
€ 26.22
paperback. This volume brings together essays by 14 accomplished Lincoln scholars. They provide an insight into how Lincoln's administration dealt with the issues of war and slavery. The work covers facets of three general themes, the problems of emancipation, presidential politics, and the Lincoln legacy. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219605
- ISBN
- 9780823219605
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. This work takes the reader behind the scenes of newspaper life in Park Row, New York. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219445
- ISBN
- 9780823219445
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.03
€ 41.99
€ 41.03
paperback. This text looks at the life of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the reconstruction era. It looks at his life in the army, and his work with the Freedman's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist newly freed slaves. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219384
- ISBN
- 9780823219384
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
paperback. A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 525 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823216093
- ISBN
- 9780823216093
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.34
€ 46.99
€ 45.34
paperback. Canavan's treatment of the relationship of Edmund Burke's economic theory to his political theory, aims to show that Burke's own emphasis was not on capitalistic laissez-faire economics, but that his goals were primarily political and cultural, dependent on the support of landed property owners. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA; JPF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215911
- ISBN
- 9780823215911
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.03
€ 41.99
€ 41.03
paperback. Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on Hoover's White House by outraged veterans. Included is an incisive look at the protective motives of Hoover himself, and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215720
- ISBN
- 9780823215720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215386
- ISBN
- 9780823215386
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Offering a fundamental reinterpretation of the emergence of the Soviet state, this text situates the Bolshevik Revolution within the continuum of mobilization and violence that began with World War I and extended through Russia's civil war. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009073
- ISBN
- 9780674009073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 83.86
€ 94.03
€ 83.86
Paperback. Marwan Bishara, the chief policy analyst for Al Jazeera English and presenter of the show "Empire", looks at the roots of pro-democracy revolutions in the Arab world and offers an original analysis of what went right, why this moment is paramount, and how Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568589749
- ISBN
- 9781568589749
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. This book covers the design and use of the self-propelled armored vehicle Bison in WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 283 x 4. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404061
- ISBN
- 9780887404061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.89
€ 10.89
The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois (the Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois). A...
Du Bois, W. E. B.; Sollors, Werner. Ed(S): Ga...
Paperback. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387052
- ISBN
- 9780199387052
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Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Paperback. This volume presents a many-faceted view of the great Oxford philosopher R. G. Collingwood. At its centre is his Autobiography of 1939, a cult classic for its compelling 'story of his thought'. That work is accompanied here by previously unpublished writings by Collingwood and eleven specially written essays on aspects of his life and work. Editor(s): Boucher, David; Smith, Teresa. Num Pages: 640 pages, 32 half-tones. BIC Classification: BGA; HB; HP; JFCX. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801207
- ISBN
- 9780198801207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Hardcover. Emperors and Ancestors analyses the different ways in which imperial lineage was represented, looking at the various 'media' through which images of emperors could be transmitted, such as coinage, inscriptions, sculpture, architecture, and literary text. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation. Num Pages: 432 pages, 134 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 195 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736820
- ISBN
- 9780198736820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.27
€ 183.27
hardcover. A study of the ways in which the text and meaning of the Bible were debated by scholars and theologians, Catholic and Protestant, in seventeenth-century Europe, considering the technical problems faced by scholars studying and editing the text in its original languages, and the religious and political pressures affecting the ways they worked. Series: Oxford-Warburg Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716099
- ISBN
- 9780198716099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
hardcover. A Byzantine Government in Exile Government and Society under the Laskarids of Nicaea (1204-1261) Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198218548
- ISBN
- 9780198218548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.66
€ 279.66
Hardcover. This is the most comprehensive analysis to date of women's involvement in British political culture in the first half of the 19th century. Innovative in its attention to both urban and rural experiences of politics, the volume also challenges many assumptions about contemporary politics, including fresh insights into the Reform Act of 1832. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264492
- ISBN
- 9780197264492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.87
€ 101.87