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Paperback. Henri de Monfried is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This book is an account of how de Monfried becomes a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, and is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSL; BG; BTC; HBTM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442105
ISBN
9780141442105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Forced to fight other Jews in bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers, Harry quickly learned that his own survival depended on his ability to fight and win. Presenting a story of endurance, desperation, and love, this title provides the first-hand testimony of the author's father, Harry Haft, a holocaust victim. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 2 forewords. BIC Classification: BGS; HBJD; HBTZ1; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608233
ISBN
9780815608233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
0.2495 kilograms
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316155946
ISBN
9780316155946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Harriet Tubman is one of America's most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. This book tells the story of Tubman's life as an American icon. Num Pages: 424 pages, 88 illustrations ( incl. 9 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340737
ISBN
9780822340737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. The story of how the Nazi genocide of the Jews became an almost daily source of controversy in French politics. Joan Wolf argues that from the Six-Day War throughout the trial of Maurice Papon in 1997-98, the Holocaust developed from a Jewish trauma into a metaphor for oppression. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748896
ISBN
9780804748896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.89

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State Univ Pr
Number of pages
543
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KEX0212656
ISBN
9780814319338
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Written in a lively style rich with anecdotes, Harlequin Britain establishes the emergence of eighteenth-century English pantomime, with its promiscuous blending of genres and subjects, as a key moment in the development of modern entertainment culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416939
ISBN
9781421416939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. Arguing for Harlem as a crossroads between writers and the image, this book explores its power for canonical writers, whose work was profoundly responsive to the changing meanings and uses of photographs. It opens possibilities for understanding the entangled histories of literature and the photograph. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130873
ISBN
9780691130873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 879.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212061
ISBN
9780789212061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

Paperback. Originally published: 2014, as Hard times: the divisive toll of the economic slump. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 charts and graphs. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBG; HBLX; HBTB; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212747
ISBN
9780300212747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.68

Hardback. Hard sell explores advertising in Britain in the 1950s and 60s through extensive new archival research in Britain and America, combining the study of business practices with analysis of television and press advertisements. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFDT; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719085376
ISBN
9780719085376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644732
ISBN
9780888644732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American artist. This book offers a depiction of the racism suffered by them in rural South Dakota. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJPN; BM; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592136162
ISBN
9781592136162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. 200 pages. Editor(s): Bovier, Lionel; Obrist, Hans-Ulrich. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; HBTB. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 23. Weight: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Publisher
JRP Ringier
Number of pages
200
SKU
V9783905829556
ISBN
9783905829556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472459947
ISBN
9781472459947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.27
€ 95.55

paperback. Moving from the Middle-Eastern campaigns of the First World War to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s, to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, this book tells the story of two German men whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an unusual way. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 202 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099559054
ISBN
9780099559054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

The narrative of the discovery of a hacked up body outside of Philadelphia leads to a police investigation and trial of a woman and man, which sheds like on post-Reconstruction America, the history of African Americans, illicit sex, and domestic violence. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190241216
ISBN
9780190241216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721608
ISBN
9780804721608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; JFF; JNA; JNK; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357210
ISBN
9781900357210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Hardback. An unprecedented women's history of the Civil Rights Movement, from sit-ins to Black Power Editor(s): Holsaert, Faith S.; Noonan, Martha Perscod Norman; Richardson, Judy; Garman Robinson, Betty; Smith Young, Jean; Zellner, Dorothy M. Num Pages: 656 pages, 27 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTD; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252035579
ISBN
9780252035579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Paperback. It is unparalleled in history, the procession of Latter-Day Saints pushing handcarts from Iowa City and Florence (Omaha) to their promised Zion by the Great Salt Lake. Describing the migration, this work draws on diaries and reports of the participants, rosters of the ten companies, and a collection of the songs sung on the trail. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803272552
ISBN
9780803272552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Millions of immigrants entered America's "golden door" in the years after 1880. This book offers a guide to the USA, including everything from the pay-rates of various trades to statistics about what Americans ate, drank, and manufactured. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Old House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402646
ISBN
9781908402646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

hardcover. Series: Native American Resources Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832831
ISBN
9780810832831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.15

Hardback. To find out more information about Scarecrow Press titles, please visit www.scarecrowpress.com. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810815391
ISBN
9780810815391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.52

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