History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Steers investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813141596
- ISBN
- 9780813141596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 6.49
€ 30.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718000
- ISBN
- 9780198718000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
€ 11.99
€ 10.87
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL3; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146388
- ISBN
- 9780231146388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. From the 1930s to the 1960s, millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp, taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation, food, and plentiful entertainment. This title celebrates the communal and the kitsch, grandmother competitions, chalets, Redcoats and the other well-known symbols. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807759
- ISBN
- 9780747807759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.21
€ 8.21
Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719080715
- ISBN
- 9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.70
€ 104.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 382 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AFF; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333620
- ISBN
- 9780764333620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.42
€ 31.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658834
- ISBN
- 9781445658834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. This volume compares films from the late Cold War era with films of the same genre, or of similar themes, from the post-Cold War era, paying particular attention to shifts in narrative that reflect changes in American culture, attitudes, and ideas. It explains how the absence of the Cold War has changed the way we understand and interpret film. Series: Film and History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237933
- ISBN
- 9781442237933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.96
€ 129.96
Hardback. Looks at the sexy, humorous, violent, and tragic history of the mob in Hollywood from the 1920s, when Joe Kennedy decided to buy a motion picture company, to the 1980s when the last vestiges of mob influence were revealed through investigations of former Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and his union backers. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APF; HBTB; JKVM; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793200
- ISBN
- 9781589793200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.78
€ 27.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188289
- ISBN
- 9781405188289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. During the 1980s and 1990s, Hollywood released a spate of films about schools. This text offers a study of the predominant messages about education and race that these "school films" communicate. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; HBTB; JFD; JNK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349534166
- ISBN
- 9781349534166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This timely book recounts the story of British Columbia's rapid rise from relative obscurity in the film world to its current status as "Hollywood North." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJP; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809672
- ISBN
- 9780774809672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349297221
- ISBN
- 9781349297221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood s America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118976494
- ISBN
- 9781118976494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read "Selb" detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJH; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108073
- ISBN
- 9780230108073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.82
€ 116.82
Paperback. Holocaust as Fiction seeks to explain and critically evaluate the extraordinary success of Schlink's internationally acclaimed novel, The Reader, the widely read 'Selb' detective trilogy, and two popular films based closely on his work. Num Pages: 268 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; APF; DSBH; DSK; HBTZ1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277633
- ISBN
- 9781137277633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.00
€ 116.00
Paperback. Surveying irreverent and controversial representations of the Holocaust -from Sylvia Plath and the Sex Pistols to Quentin Tarantino and Holocaust comedy -Matthew Boswell considers how theymight play an important role in shaping our understanding of the Nazi genocide and what it means to be human." Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; AV; DS; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349312320
- ISBN
- 9781349312320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. Surveying irreverent and controversial representations of the Holocaust - from Sylvia Plath and the Sex Pistols to Quentin Tarantino and Holocaust comedy - Matthew Boswell considers how they might play an important role in shaping our understanding of the Nazi genocide and what it means to be human. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230231955
- ISBN
- 9780230231955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629269
- ISBN
- 9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.03
€ 29.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBTZ1; JFC. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838205120
- ISBN
- 9783838205120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Ibler, Reinhard. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HPN. Dimension: 151 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838209524
- ISBN
- 9783838209524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Hardback. A comprehensive assessment of Holocaust literature, from World War II to the present day Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 illus. (8 colour). BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brandeis University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781611683578
- ISBN
- 9781611683578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.08€ 68.15
€ 80.08
€ 68.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403979803
- ISBN
- 9781403979803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Holocaust Literature: A History and Guide (Tauber Institute Series for...
Roskies, David G., Diamant, Naomi
Paperback. A comprehensive assessment of Holocaust literature, from World War II to the present day Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 illus. (8 colour). BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brandeis
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611683585
- ISBN
- 9781611683585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73