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Paperback. Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life. You might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there - and that they always will. In fact, the roots of even the most humble neighbourhood park lie in age-old battles over land and liberty. This celebration of parks is filled with history, and anecdotes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593829
- ISBN
- 9780099593829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover. Draws readers into the lives of the author's subjects, showing the passion and naivete of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Mississippi Delta residents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609384
- ISBN
- 9780815609384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.60
€ 37.99
€ 34.60
Hardcover. Provides insights into our American psyche. This book shows that an artist's personal imagery can eclipse the graphic potency of a camera in telling a human story. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 colour & 70 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608714
- ISBN
- 9780815608714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
Paperback. Traces the intertwining of Protestant religion and the development of the deaf community from the nineteenth to twenty-first century. The author highlights the role of missionary movements in the spread of sign language; and shows how film and stage productions drew on religious themes in their portrayal of the deaf community and its struggles. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686016
- ISBN
- 9781563686016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.08
€ 45.99
€ 35.08
Hardcover. By telling the story of France's noncitizen soldiers - who included not only men born abroad but also Jews and blacks whose citizenship rights were subject to contestation - Christopher Tozzi sheds new light on the roots of revolutionary France's inability to integrate its national community despite the inclusionary promise of French republicanism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTV2; HBW; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938332
- ISBN
- 9780813938332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 64.82
Hardback. Presents an account of a Frenchwoman of her decade-long stay in Brazil during the 1850s. This title paints a portrait of the reality of slavery, gender relations, and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil. It provides a firsthand view of a slaveholding society, describing both men and women, slave and free, rich and poor. Editor(s): Hahner, June E. Translator(s): Toussaint-Samson, Emma. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 121 pages, illustrations, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028547
- ISBN
- 9780842028547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.64
€ 170.64
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537067
- ISBN
- 9781784537067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772884066
- ISBN
- 9788772884066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.62
€ 12.62
Paperback. Transcribed directly from hunters, the stories described here relate adventures in the hazardous environment of Greenland in the mid 19th century. Editor(s): Rink, Signe. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JH; HBTB; WSSN5; WSZ; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 107 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- International Polar Institute
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996193849
- ISBN
- 9780996193849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.65
€ 23.65
Paperback. Paperback, orange spine. German language sailing hardware catalogue. 271pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Toplicht Hamburg
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KON0819647
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926700441
- ISBN
- 9781926700441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
Hardcover. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2248. 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight: 2248.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913723
- ISBN
- 9780900913723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.26€ 50.65
€ 53.26
€ 50.65
Paperback. The first book-length survey of cinema's vital role in the Cold War cultural combat between the U.S. and the USSR. Focuses on 10 films five American and five Soviet, both iconic and lesser-known works showing that cinema provided a crucial outlet for the global "debate" between democratic and communist ideologies." Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: APF; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620203
- ISBN
- 9780700620203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardback. This new biography of Noel Field suggests he may have spied both for the Soviet Union and for the United States. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043441
- ISBN
- 9781849043441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Charting the lives of lighthouse keepers across the UK, this book offers an insight into a disappearing way of life and the timeless idiosyncrasies of the national character. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406. 320 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 21. Weight: 380.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871583
- ISBN
- 9780907871583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. * A well--balanced collection of key articles on the Russian Revolution commonly used in courses. * Helpful introductions provide the context and framework for understanding the articles. * The first student--friendly collection to trace the development of historical writing on the Russian Revolution over the last half century. Editor(s): Miller, Martin A. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216391
- ISBN
- 9780631216391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardback. This volume comprises nine articles on the Russian Revolution, covering the background to the Revolutions of 1917; movements and personalities; and issues of class, gender and ethnicity. The book offers an aid to understanding the themes and arguments on this major turning-point in modern history. Editor(s): Miller, Martin A. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216384
- ISBN
- 9780631216384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.26
€ 141.26
Paperback. In a compelling history of the Jewish community in New York during four decades of mass immigration, this title examines the defining role of the Yiddish socialist movement in the American Jewish experience. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSR1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032439
- ISBN
- 9780674032439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.71
€ 53.71
Paperback. The Holocaust and the Liberal Imagination attempts to explain and not to condemn the responses and reactions of the democratic world to the attempted destruction of European Jewry. It concentrates on the impact of the Holocaust on ordinary people in the democracies and examines the actions of the nation--state in the light of popular responses. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194835
- ISBN
- 9780631194835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Hardcover. Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a lifetime. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 x 16pp full colour inserts. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; HBT; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. The Untold Story of the British First Ascent of Europe's Tallest Rock Face. 208 pages, 1 x 16pp full colour inserts. Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a lifetime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; HBT; WSZG. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight: 540.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Graphics Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011 First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148287
- ISBN
- 9781906148287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.42
€ 24.99
€ 21.42