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Paperback. The defining, best-selling book on the history, origins and development of nationalism Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFP; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786755
- ISBN
- 9781784786755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.86
€ 17.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. The paperback of this fascinating and entertaining social history of politics and alcohol Num Pages: 368 pages, 8-page colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBT; JP; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651858
- ISBN
- 9780715651858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.22
€ 13.00
€ 12.22
Paperback. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrations. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408800935
- ISBN
- 9781408800935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. When British troops entered Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they confronted a terrible challenge, inside the camp were people, who would die unless they received immediate medical attention. This is the story of the men and women who faced that challenge to save the inmates of Belsen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pp b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844135400
- ISBN
- 9781844135400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667838
- ISBN
- 9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
paperback. Presents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on colonial exterminations and 20th-century case studies including the Armenian genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin's mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. Num Pages: 768 pages, 38 black-&-white illustrations + 31 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300144253
- ISBN
- 9780300144253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 22.79
€ 39.99
€ 22.79
Paperback. Offering an account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide, this book includes a preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300144345
- ISBN
- 9780300144345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.51
€ 26.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Ben; Clay, Catherine; Ewins, Kristin. Num Pages: 175 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JMG; DSB; HBTB; JFCD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Raymond Williams Society
- Edition
- 13th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992991616
- ISBN
- 9780992991616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.02
€ 16.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853157434
- ISBN
- 9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
Hardback. This is the first of three volumes detailing the history of the Fleet Air Arm, during the Second World War. It deals with the formative period between 1939 and 1941, incorporating an in depth coverage of significant operations, including the Norwegian campaign, and incidents involving the loss of and damage to aircraft carriers. Editor(s): Jones, Ben. Series Editor(s): Jones, Ben. Series: Navy Records Society Publications. Num Pages: 624 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 233 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409452577
- ISBN
- 9781409452577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.81
€ 174.81
Paperback. From the bestselling author of 'The Lighthouse Stevensons', a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the 18th-century - and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007170333
- ISBN
- 9780007170333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Bell, Susan Groag; Offen, Karen M. Num Pages: 564 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804711715
- ISBN
- 9780804711715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
paperback. Tells the complete history of women readers and the controversies their reading has inspired since the beginning of the written word. This volume travels from the Cro-Magnon cave to the digital bookstores of our time, exploring how and what women have read through the ages and across cultures and civilizations. Num Pages: 344 pages, 60 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197204
- ISBN
- 9780300197204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Nine Suitcases is a horror story but, sadly, a true one. Zsolt was both an accomplished novelist and a highly skilled journalist. He reports and analysizes the appalling events, almost immediately after they occurred, with exceptional freshness and a devastating blend of angry despair and cool detachment. Translator(s): Lob, Ladislaus. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712606899
- ISBN
- 9780712606899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.82
€ 20.99
€ 16.82
Paperback. Explores how the implements we use in the kitchen have shaped the way we cook and live. This title tells the story of how we have tamed fire and ice, wielded whisks, spoons, graters, mashers, pestles and mortars, all in the name of feeding ourselves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JHMC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141049083
- ISBN
- 9780141049083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Bad food has a history. Swindled tells it. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719567766
- ISBN
- 9780719567766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 colour plates, 11 halftones, 9 maps, 5 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583013
- ISBN
- 9780226583013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Takes us around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history - the court jester. This work includes anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations that shed light on little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on the head honchos of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 49 halftones, 66 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASZ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226640921
- ISBN
- 9780226640921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.47
€ 42.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. This volume surveys the role women have played in various types of business as owners and managers in Europe and North America since the sixteenth century. Drawing on the most recent scholarship, and paying particular attention to the influence of gender norms, Craig identifies the factors that have facilitated or restricted women's participation. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3J; HBTB; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033222
- ISBN
- 9781137033222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.19
€ 44.99
€ 37.19
Paperback. Brings together the viewpoints of protagonists in the Holocaust restitution drama, from lawyers and diplomats to Holocaust survivors and historians. This work examines the key aspects of Holocaust litigation, including claims involving bank assets, slave labor, insurance, and looted art. Editor(s): Bazyler, Michael J.; Alford, Roger P. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799871
- ISBN
- 9780814799871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
hardcover. A new generation of China scholars offers a fresh look at the unusual cross-cultural territory constituted by China's missionary-established Christian colleges before 1950 in this fascinating work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 14 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759489
- ISBN
- 9780804759489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.24
€ 160.24
paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215294
- ISBN
- 9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Paperback. Why do Ghanaians suppress the history of enslavement? This book tackles this question by analyzing the slave trade's absence from public versions of coastal Ghanaian family and community histories, its troubled presentation in the country's classrooms and nationalist narratives, and its elaboration by the transnational tourism industry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349763
- ISBN
- 9780226349763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649974
- ISBN
- 9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.79€ 137.06
€ 153.79
€ 137.06