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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Decolonization and its Impact is a ground-breaking comparative study of decolonization from before the Second World War to the early 1960s. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QD; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA; JPFN; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199687
- ISBN
- 9780631199687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687063
- ISBN
- 9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.01
€ 73.01
Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619064
- ISBN
- 9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687070
- ISBN
- 9780745687070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTS; JHB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162775
- ISBN
- 9780691162775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of unremitting poverty, rising crime and mass unemployment. This work shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure activities. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139231
- ISBN
- 9781844139231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Martin Polley provides a survey of sport in Britain since 1945 and examines sport's place in British culture. He discusses issues of class, gender, race, commerce and politics, as well as analysing contemporary sport. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415142175
- ISBN
- 9780415142175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403940742
- ISBN
- 9781403940742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.22
€ 50.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910170236
- ISBN
- 9781910170236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552171625
- ISBN
- 9780552171625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
€ 16.99
€ 12.66
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442938
- ISBN
- 9780752442938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724414
- ISBN
- 9780198724414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.57
€ 45.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Analyzing the 'democratic' features and institutions of the Athenian democracy in the fifth century BC, this work traces their development from Solon's judicial reforms to the flowering of popular sovereignty, when the people assumed the right both to enact all legislation and to hold magistrates accountable for implementing what had been enacted. Num Pages: 500 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067981
- ISBN
- 9780520067981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of this introduction to social welfare in contemporary Britain. It considers the central questions which have emerged from the break-up of the post-war political consensus around the welfare state and explores the different political and theoretical issues involved. Editor(s): Loney, Martin; Bocock, Robert; Clarke, John H.; Cochrane, Allan Douglas; Graham, Peggotty A. M.; Wilson, Michael J. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by Martin Loney . [et al.]. 360 p. ill. 23 cm. Associated Names: Loney, Martin,. Associated Dates: 1944-. Paperback. As new. 2nd ed." Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Community Services,History - Social & Economic History - Health & Welfare,Subjects - Business, Finan"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0161869
- ISBN
- 9780803986428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The authors show that modern Europe was built by experts using their unique knowledge to shape societies, set political agendas, and establish collaborations which proved decisive in integrating the continent. Series: Making Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 72 black & white halftones, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308053
- ISBN
- 9780230308053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 47.29
€ 73.35
€ 47.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Klimke, Martin; Kreis, Reinhild; Ostermann, Christian. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTJ; HBTW; JPS; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798099
- ISBN
- 9780804798099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardcover. After Reconstruction, African Americans found themselves largely excluded from politics, higher education, and the professions. Martin Kilson explores how a modern African American intelligentsia developed amid institutionalized racism. He argues passionately for an ongoing commitment to communitarian leadership in the tradition of Du Bois. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 210 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283541
- ISBN
- 9780674283541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. What has made Silicon Valley so productive of new technologies and new firms? How did its pioneering achievements begin? What propelled its unprecedented growth? Contributors from business, geography, history, regional planning, and sociology examine the history, development, and entrepreneurial dynamics of Silicon Valley. Editor(s): Kenney, Martin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBT; KJH; KJK; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737340
- ISBN
- 9780804737340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
Paperback. This book is an updated edition of the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739573
- ISBN
- 9780804739573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. "Sailing Barges". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 96 x 100 x 2. Weight in Grams: 94. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747804925
- ISBN
- 9780747804925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59