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Paperback. This study traces the history of how images taken during the Nazi Holocaust have been subjected to a perplexing variety of treatments: variously ignored, suppressed, distorted and exploited for propaganda purposes. It asks whether the images can ever be true representations of the events. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645464
ISBN
9781860645464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC; HBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 279 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Publisher
Parragon
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014415
ISBN
9781472364265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.00

Hardback. This book presents an interdisciplinary reading of Central European dissidence during the Cold War. It argues for a view of dissent as an existential search for mutual understanding and recognition, showing how dissidents' ideas contribute to current conversations in political theory and philosophy about thinking and action. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBTW; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137576026
ISBN
9781137576026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.85

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638478
ISBN
9780691638478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161204
ISBN
9780691161204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Jensen, Frede P.; Beukel, Erik. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JJPG; HBJQ; HBTQ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763525879
ISBN
9788763525879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91
€ 53.41

Paperback. Makes important inroads into the widely discussed topic of historical memory, evoking the everyday lives of eleventh-century people and both their written and nonwritten ways of preserving the past. This title unearths a range of approaches to preserving the past as it was or formulating the past that an individual or group prefers to imagine. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 maps. 14 halftones. 4 figs. 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026039
ISBN
9780691026039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation. Num Pages: 592 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007282777
ISBN
9780007282777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526704085
ISBN
9781526704085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.56

Paperback. Analyzing the first Exposition Coloniale Internationale, held in Paris in 1931, this title shows how the exhibition's display of architecture gave a vision to the colonies that justified France's cultural prejudices, while stimulating the desire for further expansionism. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSP; AB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317876
ISBN
9780822317876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardcover. Drawing from the Bodleian Library's collections, this richly-illustrated book features extracts from letters, journals, diaries and memoirs written by a diverse cast of onlookers. Put into context with introductory notes, these first-hand accounts give a fascinating insight into the tumultuous year of 1917. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244607
ISBN
9781851244607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; Dobrenko, Evgeny. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 36+ images. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843313106
ISBN
9781843313106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardcover. A study of the nature of the relationship between the Vichy regime and its Jewish citizens, particularly of its youth, in the period 1940 to 1942. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black and white halftones and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198707158
ISBN
9780198707158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.60

Paperback. A collection of primary source materials and original essays, "Perspectives on American Book History" is designed for the growing number of courses in American print culture, as well as a supplement for courses in American literature and history. Editor(s): Casper, Scott E.; Chaison, Joanne D.; Groves, Jeffrey D. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 480 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNTP; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 925.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493179
ISBN
9781558493179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.26

Paperback. Legal thought in America has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. This text aims to restore the balance by taking a person-centred view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235236
ISBN
9780520235236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The Merlin Press London
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850364392
ISBN
9780850364392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804714310
ISBN
9780804714310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Hardcover. This text is based on extensive personal viewing of urban Chinese women and study of contemporary literature and articles in the periodical press that touched on the problems of rural women. Each chapter is devoted to one aspect of women's lives including: girlhood, sexuality, marriage, and work. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714167
ISBN
9780804714167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL; JHBD; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975580
ISBN
9780295975580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Benninga, Noah; Stoll, Katrina. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910383056
ISBN
9781910383056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.00

Hardcover. New essays by prominent scholars in German and Holocaust Studies exploring the boundaries and confluences between the fields and examining new transnational approaches to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139610
ISBN
9781571139610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardback. The Nazis' attempt to annihilate the Jewish people, the Holocaust, continues to raise a disturbing question. About six million defenseless men, women, and children were murdered for no reason but their ancestry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190661137
ISBN
9780190661137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.97

Paperback. Beauty shops are places where women can enjoy the company of other women and exchange information or secrets. This work traces the development of the American beauty shop, from its largely separate racial origins, through white recognition of the "ethnic market", to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1; KCCD; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814793589
ISBN
9780814793589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Boesen, Elisabeth; Lentz, Fabienne; Margue, Michel; Scuto, Denis; Wagener, Renee. Series: Histoire. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837621167
ISBN
9783837621167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.07

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