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History: specific events & topics

Hardback. A history of broadcasting, and of its impact on modern life in Britain, from its origins in the 1920s to the outbreak of World War II. How the BBC emerged as a national service in the public interest, addressing all sectors of society in all parts of the country, is the book's central theme. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; GTC; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175438
ISBN
9780631175438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.35

Paperback. To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, since its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser'. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141023304
ISBN
9780141023304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardcover. Including specially commissioned photography, this book offers a fresh look at every aspect of St John's through its first 100 years including its history, buildings and gardens, its special traditions and unique atmosphere, and its people past and present as well as their myriad of activities. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 786.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Third Millennium Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903942864
ISBN
9781903942864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. A frank, salacious and often shocking portrait of an institution Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848544017
ISBN
9781848544017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 354 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579129194
ISBN
9781579129194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
50922nd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465016662
ISBN
9780465016662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. Preeminent historian Stanley Weintraub's compelling history of perhaps the most remarkable holiday season in twentieth-century history--December 1941 Num Pages: 224 pages, More than 20 photos and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 5HC; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hachette Books Cambridge, MA
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306821530
ISBN
9780306821530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.66

Paperback. First time in paperback: A unique portrait of American military action through the stories of the seventy-one U.S. destroyers sunk in World War II. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32 pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306810695
ISBN
9780306810695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532222
ISBN
9781784532222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403940742
ISBN
9781403940742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125524
ISBN
9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 267 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479885855
ISBN
9781479885855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DND; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752486352
ISBN
9780752486352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454023
ISBN
9780752454023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Hardback. William the Conqueror's victory in 1066 was the beginning of a period of major transformation for medieval English aristocrats. This book examines the fate of the English aristocracy between the reigns of the Conqueror and Edward I. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300114553
ISBN
9780300114553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54
€ 40.40

Paperback. Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669656
ISBN
9780226669656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnono, Robert. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647354
ISBN
9780816647354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904380658
ISBN
9781904380658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. How Soviet citizens in the 1920s and 1930s internalized Soviet ways of looking at the world and living their everyday lives. Editor(s): Kiaer, Christina; Naiman, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 b&w photographs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217929
ISBN
9780253217929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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

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