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Paperback. The notion of 'empire' has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. This work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading up to WWI. It demonstrates the power and influence of major critics such as J A Hobson, E D Morel and Mary Kingsley, and organisations like the Congo Reform Association. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 56. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845115074
ISBN
9781845115074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Discusses areas in which the colonial impact has generally been overlooked. This book contains essays, which form an exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemony and political control. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000435
ISBN
9780691000435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 570 pages, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974166
ISBN
9780865974166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Hardcover. Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281387
ISBN
9780674281387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. Explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. This book identifies two basic virtues of truth, accuracy and sincerity. It describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asks what ideas can make best sense of them. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117911
ISBN
9780691117911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. In 1944, 13-year-old Fritz Tubach was almost old enough to join the Hitler Youth in his German village of Kleinheubach. That same year in Tab, Hungary, 12-year-old Bernie Rosner was loaded onto a train with the rest of the village's Jewish inhabitants and taken to Auschwitz, where his whole family was murdered. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261310
ISBN
9780520261310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331756
ISBN
9781785331756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.84
€ 78.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Knollenberg, Bernhard; Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 570 pages, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974159
ISBN
9780865974159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050914
ISBN
9780674050914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033651
ISBN
9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Looks at the legal and cultural implications of bequests that crossed the color line. This book examines high-court decisions in the antebellum South that involved wills in which white male planters bequeathed property, freedom, or both to women of color and their mixed-race children. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3; LNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332512
ISBN
9780820332512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTV; JFM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934747
ISBN
9780813934747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. A work of political history in which significant economic and political forces and events that shaped the nineteenth century are examined. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; HPC; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415487399
ISBN
9780415487399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. History Of Western Philosophy was published in 1946. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
778
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415325059
ISBN
9780415325059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885187
ISBN
9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.86

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459585
ISBN
9780752459585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Editor(s): Rawson, Beryl. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187671
ISBN
9781405187671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.44

Paperback. This book examines the dramatic and sometimes violent events which accompanied the fall of the Russian czars and the creation of the Soviet nation. In drawing upon the most recent research, especially on the nature of the popular movement during 1917, Beryl Williams examines how and why Bolsheviks came to power in October 1917. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631150831
ISBN
9780631150831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.37

Paperback. Editor(s): Momani, Bessma; Mohamed, Eid. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 255.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023100
ISBN
9780253023100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609407
ISBN
9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.52

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