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Hardcover. Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812248517
ISBN
9780812248517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.80

Paperback. 'Out of the Cage' brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews about the call up and their personal reactions to war. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415752459
ISBN
9780415752459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370939
ISBN
9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Paperback. In a 1968 speech on British immigration policy, Enoch Powell insisted that although a black man may be a British citizen, he can never be an Englishman. This book explains why such a claim was possible to advance and impossible to defend. It reveals how 'Englishness' emerged against the institutions and experiences of the British Empire. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004037
ISBN
9780691004037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Edward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties. This account of his early life reveals the influences that have formed his books, "Orientalism" and "Culture and Imperialism". Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862073708
ISBN
9781862073708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Offers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KND; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841262345
ISBN
9781841262345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 31 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173078
ISBN
9780691173078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. Offers a look at the history of our relationship with food, from Galen in the first century AD declaring that fruit was the worst kind of food to eat, to John Kellogg's belief that eating whole grain cereals would prevent masturbation and bring people closer to God. This title analyses our changing attitudes towards food. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948692
ISBN
9780750948692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817939212
ISBN
9780817939212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.12

Paperback. Investigates a central puzzle of power and politics in West African history: Why do women figure frequently in the political narratives of the precolonial period, and then vanish altogether with colonization? This book addresses this question by exploring the relationship of the household to the state. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821419830
ISBN
9780821419830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theatre from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as "The Producers" and "Urinetown". John Bush Jones uses musicals as a way of illuminating broader social and cultural themes of the times. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
2nd Printing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874519044
ISBN
9780874519044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. A compelling oral history of life in Liverpool and the third title in our Disappearing Britain series Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317165
ISBN
9780755317165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

This work covers the history, geography and archaeology of the state of Kentucky. While the central focus is on history, speacialists in other fields provide descriptions of Kentucky's people, their past, present and future. Num Pages: 360 pages, 98 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 903.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121451
ISBN
9780813121451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. The first title in our Disappearing Britain series, which records the lives of those in areas which have changed massively Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755317127
ISBN
9780755317127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813572000
ISBN
9780813572000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Paperback. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTR; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571997
ISBN
9780813571997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Weinberg, Bill. Num Pages: 397 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813101842
ISBN
9780813101842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.81

Paperback. "A rich and moving chronicle for our very present." -Julio Ortega, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349825
ISBN
9780393349825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597841153
ISBN
9781597841153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBTB; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631547
ISBN
9780691631547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.17

Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643309
ISBN
9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 95.86

Hardcover. This poignant memoir tells the story of a young Jewish refugee and his long-distance love interest, both caught in the grip of WWII. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774438
ISBN
9780889774438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443826440
ISBN
9781443826440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775356
ISBN
9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

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