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Paperback. In the early 1930s Soviet authorities launched a campaign to create "socialist" retailing and alsoendorsed Soviet consumerism. How did the Stalinist regime reconcile retailing and consumption with socialism?This book examines the discourses that the Stalinist regime's new approach to retailing and consumption engendered." Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJ; JFC; JFSR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349364992
- ISBN
- 9781349364992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.39
€ 138.39
The Soviet Military. Political Education, Training and Morale.
Donnelly, C. N.; Moore, J. E.; Williams, E. S...
paperback. Series: RUSI Defence Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349077564
- ISBN
- 9781349077564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.45
€ 60.45
Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737464
- ISBN
- 9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. 1968 witnessed a highly unusual sequence of popular rebellions worldwide. Gerd-Rainer Horn offers a fascinating re-assessment of these turbulent times, arguing that 1968 cannot be seen in isolation; it must be viewed in the context of a much larger period of experimentation and revolt. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBG; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199541591
- ISBN
- 9780199541591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.70
€ 77.70
Hardcover. On September 11th 1999 "The Times" newspaper carried the front page article 'Revealed: the quiet woman who betrayed Britain for 40 years. Melita Norwood, the last of the atomic spies, had finally been run to ground. This book sets her in the context of the times, and uses her as a prism and focus through which to investigate the whole milieu. Series: History of British Intelligence. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834229
- ISBN
- 9781843834229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Many improvements have been made to the information. Latitude and longitude references have been added, much more information on capital cities and massive updating of industrial information and population figures. The previous edition was published in 1986. Series: The Statesman's Yearbook. Num Pages: 693 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; KC; KJ; RGCM; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 759.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 693
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349213849
- ISBN
- 9781349213849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.31
€ 75.31
paperback. The Statesman's Year-Book Historical Companion is a companion to The Statesman's Year-Book to celebrate 125 years of annual publication, giving histories of countries, provinces and states from the 19th century and also acting as a name-change gazetteer. Series: The Statesman's Yearbook. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA; KC; KJ; RGCM; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1988
- SKU
- V9781349194506
- ISBN
- 9781349194506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.65
€ 54.65
Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847171047
- ISBN
- 9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. "Remains a marvel: a sparkling, erudite, idiosyncratic tour through the human experience.. What a pageant this charming narrator continues to offer us!"-Wall Street Journal Series: Liveright Classics. Num Pages: 800 pages, 177 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408655
- ISBN
- 9780871408655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.48
€ 50.99
€ 42.48
Paperback. Spanning the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford, this is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled, from the Egyptians to the Greeks, from the Arabs to the Christians. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 plate sections. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546689
- ISBN
- 9780099546689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Across six generations and two hundred years, this book tells the story of a German-Jewish family who emigrated from Rawicz, Poland, first to Prussian Berlin, and then to America. It is populated by characters, such as Wolfgang, who led urban reform; Ernst who directed an anti-Nazi resistance movement; and Antonie the actress. Num Pages: 80 b/w ills. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454166
- ISBN
- 9781845454166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.91
€ 163.91
Hardback. Seeks to understand both Capital-Nation-State, the interlocking system that is the dominant form of modern global society, and the possibilities for superseding it. Translator(s): Bourdaghs, Michael K. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356653
- ISBN
- 9780822356653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333290873
- ISBN
- 9780333290873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 371
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349166619
- ISBN
- 9781349166619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226452388
- ISBN
- 9780226452388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.88
€ 29.99
€ 23.88
Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236417
- ISBN
- 9780803236417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
The Surveillance Imperative: Geosciences during the Cold War and Beyon...
Turchetti, Simone; Roberts, P.
paperback. Surveillance is a key notion for understanding power and control in the modern world, but it has been curiously neglected by historians of science and technology. Using the overarching concept of the "surveillance imperative," this collection of essays offers a new window on the evolution of the environmental sciences during and after the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JPA; PDX; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349494071
- ISBN
- 9781349494071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. Dr Erdman examines the background, emergence and growth of Swatantra within the framework of conservative politics in India. Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Weight in Grams: 624. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0269886
- ISBN
- 9780521049382
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393343403
- ISBN
- 9780393343403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.09
€ 20.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. The tank destroyer (TD) was a bold-if some would say flawed-answer to the challenge posed by the German blitzkrieg. The TD was conceived to be light and fast enough to outmaneuver panzer forces and go where tanks could not. This is the story of American TD Force in North Africa, Italy, and the European Theater during World War II. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932033809
- ISBN
- 9781932033809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.47
€ 24.47