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Hardcover. In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. This poignant and moving account is narrated with a keen sense of observation, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, and horrors of war. Num Pages: 56 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244225
- ISBN
- 9781851244225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America. This anthology is suitable for American studies and American culture courses. It contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems on American themes. Editor(s): Horwitz, Richard P. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 414 pages, further reading, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028295
- ISBN
- 9780842028295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.96
€ 72.96
Funeral monuments are fascinating and diverse cultural relics that continue to captivate visitors to English churches, yet we know relatively little about the messages they attempt to convey across the centuries. This book is a study of the material culture of memory in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 296 pages, Includes 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMGD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754660934
- ISBN
- 9780754660934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.48
€ 191.48
Paperback. Describes the events leading to the August, 1863 attack on Lawrence, Kansas by William Quantrill and his Confederate irregulars. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873384766
- ISBN
- 9780873384766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.90
€ 25.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010833
- ISBN
- 9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.68
€ 36.99
€ 31.68
Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630630
- ISBN
- 9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
Hardcover. The latest from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography-authoritative and accessible biographies of more than 800 people who shaped national life and who died from 2001 onwards, with over 250 portrait images. This volume extends the coverage of the Oxford DNB, first published as a 60-volume print set in 2004. Editor(s): Goldman, Lawrence. Num Pages: 1280 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; GBCB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199562442
- ISBN
- 9780199562442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.44
€ 252.44
Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629931
- ISBN
- 9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Hardcover. In 1965 Indonesia had the largest communist movement. This title describes that though Aidit's attempt to replace the anti-communist army leadership was organized without the knowledge of the communist party, the army launched a subsequent propaganda campaign against the communist movement. Series: What Was Communism?. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 117 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497675
- ISBN
- 9781906497675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.67
€ 19.67
Hardcover. One of the greatest accomplishments in the history of cryptography occurred in 1940 when Arne Beurling broke the German code used for strategic military communications. This work describes Beurling's attack on the G-Schreiber system as well as attacks on other wartime crypto systems, noting high points from the history of Swedish cryptology. Editor(s): Beckman, Bengt. Num Pages: 289 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJH; GPJ; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828892
- ISBN
- 9780821828892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.37
€ 72.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, , black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591146766
- ISBN
- 9781591146766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.08
€ 29.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Examines the work of Ali Abd al-Raziq, considered the intellectual father of Islamic secularism, and his controversial idea that Islam is a religion, not a state; a message, not a government. " Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809510
- ISBN
- 9780874809510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; JPS; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971696733
- ISBN
- 9789971696733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Lindsey. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; CFF; DQ; GBA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868886647
- ISBN
- 9781868886647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415339
- ISBN
- 9781574415339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Hardcover. The story of the Civil War as told through the Wray Collection's many one-of-a-kind objects housed at the Atlanta History Center. More than six hundred of the rarest Confederate artifacts, including firearms, weapons, flags, uniforms, and accoutrements, reveal historical truths in their detail and help to contextualize the battles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820346854
- ISBN
- 9780820346854
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Paperback. Follows the soldiers of the Fifty-seventh as they push far into Unionist Kentucky, starve at the siege of Vicksburg, guard Union prisoners at the Andersonville stockade, defend Atlanta from Sherman, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 table, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BTM; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329338
- ISBN
- 9780820329338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.33
€ 29.99
€ 27.33
Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633587
- ISBN
- 9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Hardcover. The recent political history of Lebanon has been defined by the legacy of war. While much has been written about the tragedy of the civil war, this title is the first book focused on the evolution of the postwar political scene. Editor(s): El-Husseini, Rola. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633044
- ISBN
- 9780815633044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10
Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811848
- ISBN
- 9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75