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Paperback. Presents ten key Anglo-German encounters from the last 200 years: an encounter between Joe Strummer and the Baader Meinhof gang, Helmut Kohl trying to explain the virtues of German cuisine to a sceptical Margaret Thatcher and philosophers Theodor Adorno and A J Ayer clashing over jazz. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344. 8vo. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0277860
ISBN
9780571240173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240197
ISBN
9780571240197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04

Hardback. Examines a key transition in the meaning of envy for the American middle class. This book traces how attitudes about envy changed as department stores, magazines, movies, and advertising became prevalent, and the mass production of imitation luxury goods offered middle- and working-class individuals the opportunity to emulate upper-class life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236866
ISBN
9780812236866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Shares the life accounts of the growing-up years of a woman from Michigan of mixed blood, both Indian and white. These stories shed light on the living conditions of Native Americans in Michigan in the early 1900s. The stories are gathered from journals, papers for college, transcribed materials, and oral chronicles collected over decades. Editor(s): Lee, Boisvert. Num Pages: 168 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BGA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069200
ISBN
9780472069200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.74

Hardback. John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB; APT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572021
ISBN
9781844572021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.92
€ 100.06

Hardback. Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b/w, 6 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284371
ISBN
9780520284371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Binder, Devin K. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; HBTG; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594543630
ISBN
9781594543630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.38
€ 100.83

Paperback. Kent ports and harbours Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTP; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453637
ISBN
9780752453637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. James Preston looks at the industrial heritage of garden of England. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445662169
ISBN
9781445662169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319508948
ISBN
9783319508948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.90

paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBT; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531173726
ISBN
9783531173726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Raymond Williams Society
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953150359
ISBN
9780953150359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Ben; Clay, Catherine; Ewins, Kristin. Num Pages: 175 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JMG; DSB; HBTB; JFCD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Raymond Williams Society
Edition
13th edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992991616
ISBN
9780992991616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Clay, Catherine; Ewins, Kristin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DS; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Raymond Williams Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953150366
ISBN
9780953150366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Nazi war criminal Dr Aribert Heim carried out grotesque, sadistic medical experiments on Jewish prisoners at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Alerted of his imminent arrest in 1962, Heim disappeared. Here, is the dramatic true story of how a clandestine organisation tracked down the 'Butcher of Mauthausen' and assassinated him. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061195
ISBN
9781786061195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. Offers a perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the 'Great Coalfield War'. This title shows the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. It reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization, and workers' resistance. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046917
ISBN
9780674046917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.67

Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428992
ISBN
9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449074
ISBN
9780752449074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553893
ISBN
9781781553893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Highlighting the contributions of Victorian and Edwardian women to the study, protection, and writing of nature, this text recovers their works from the misrepresentation they often faced at the time of their composition. Num Pages: 306 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284439
ISBN
9780226284439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

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