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Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951805
ISBN
9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; BGA; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed
SKU
V9781559362412
ISBN
9780873388283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 358 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780691628141
ISBN
9780691628141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 16.46

hardcover. In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691043074
ISBN
9780691043074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.99
€ 100.49

Hardcover. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 358 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653822
ISBN
9780691653822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.67

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, 1 graph, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780691631929
ISBN
9780691631929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.53

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639017
ISBN
9780691639017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.02

Hardcover. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. 330 pages, 23, 23 black and white. A look at the ambiguous experience of black security force personnel in white minority ruled colonial Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ; JFSL3; JKSW1. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 32. Weight: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580463805
ISBN
9781580463805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.31

Paperback. Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563556
ISBN
9780099563556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Shows what happened in eastern Europe between 1933 and 1945, when Nazi and Soviet policy brought death to some 14 million people. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701482
ISBN
9781784701482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310632
ISBN
9781477310632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. A grand account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent twentieth-century embodiment, The Rule of Empires explores the historical reality of subjugation and exposes the true limits of imperial power. Num Pages: 496 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199931156
ISBN
9780199931156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.40

Hardcover. This work chronicles intentional communities in the 20th century. The chronological account first studies the older groups that were operating until 1900, it then explores the impact of the early 19th-century art colonies, before discussing decade-by-decade the new groups formed up to 1960. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627753
ISBN
9780815627753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 12 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488184
ISBN
9780801488184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018965
ISBN
9781903018965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.76

Hardback. Myers, of prostitution in Restif de la Bretonne by Rori Bloom, of ruins in Lazzaro Spallanzani by Sabrina Ferri, of Arthur Murphy's female characters by Barbara Mackey King, and of recent film adaptations of the century's masterworks by Karen Gevirtz. Editor(s): Erwin, Timothy; Burnham, Michelle. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413761
ISBN
9781421413761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.51

paperback. An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300094015
ISBN
9780300094015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Hardback. This original and pioneering study analyzes the evolution of oil as a catalyst for both war and diplomacy, and connects the events of the First World War to contemporary petroleum geo-politics and international aggression. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ediiton
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500733
ISBN
9781487500733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.57

Paperback. Latin revolutionaries tell their stories. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817998424
ISBN
9780817998424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Hardcover. These two volumes document the topography, monuments, inscriptions, and sighted coins of the north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, looking in detail at strategic roads, bridges, forts, watch and signalling systems, and interpreting the literary and epigraphic evidence for the frontier and its garrisons. Num Pages: 736 pages, Two colour plates sections, including 28 maps, and 310 black and white in-text figures. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1; HBTQ; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198725176
ISBN
9780198725176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 513.70

Hardback. Explores the history, iconography, and legal contexts of Chinese tortures and executions from the tenth century until lingchi's abolition in 1905. This work investigates "oriental" tortures in the Western imagination. It also questions the logic by which states justify tormenting individuals. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027732
ISBN
9780674027732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250396
ISBN
9781781250396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Hardback. A critical revaluation of humanism, this book makes a case for the 20th-century as the "anticolonial century" by returning to the scientific Enlightenment and following a neglected intellectual tradition that led to what we today call Marxism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788328
ISBN
9780804788328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807847558
ISBN
9780807847558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.59

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