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paperback. Frantz Schmidt is an executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist. Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099572664
ISBN
9780099572664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226152653
ISBN
9780226152653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
97
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608769742
ISBN
9781608769742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.84
€ 40.16

Paperback. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist returns to Cambodia thirty years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge to report on the country's struggle to recover from its past Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391832
ISBN
9781610391832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.41

Hardback. This book examines political, social, and cultural changes in Palestine and Israel from the 1993 Oslo Accords through the second Palestinian uprising and the death of Yasser Arafat. It also explains the failures of the Oslo process and considers the prospects for a just and lasting peace in the region. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Stein, Rebecca L. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 tables, 10 ilustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804753647
ISBN
9780804753647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

hardcover. This history examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. Central to the study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211759
ISBN
9780520211759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.77
€ 49.08

Paperback. Examines the dramatic political changes in Palestine and Israel from the Oslo Accords through the second intifada and the death of Yasser Arafat. This work addresses the political economy of the Oslo process, social and political changes in Palestine and Israel, United States foreign policy, and others. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Stein, Rebecca L. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 tables, 10 ilustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753654
ISBN
9780804753654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804760775
ISBN
9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760782
ISBN
9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. Editor(s): Trotter, Joe William. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17tabs. BIC Classification: HBJQ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206695
ISBN
9780253206695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

paperback. Award-winning comix-journalist Joe Sacco goes behind the scene of war correspondence to reveal the anatomy of the big scoop. He begins by returning us to the dying days of Balkan conflict and introduces us to his own fixer; a man looking to squeeze the last bit of profit from Bosnia before the reconstruction begins. Num Pages: 112 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; AKLC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 384. From the library of Michel Déon. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021789
ISBN
9780224073820
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666399
ISBN
9780940666399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. On the 16th of August 1628, five battle-scarred English ships sailed into the harbour of the Greek island of Milos. Dropping anchor, the 25-year-old captain banqueted with the local lord before sitting down to write an account of his journey. This is the story of an extraordinary life, and of a journey that helped to shape a nation. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DVG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591764
ISBN
9780099591764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683923
ISBN
9781846683923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Native New Yorker Joe LeBleu, retired from the military, reenlisted after 9/11 and saw action of the leader of a sniper team in both Iraq and Afghanistan. This is his story. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS4; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599214405
ISBN
9781599214405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Examines how southern evangelical men and women transformed a Yankee moral reform movement into an ideology that was compatible with southern culture and values. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124711
ISBN
9780813124711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardback. In this study of early film exhibition, Joe Kember demonstrates that prior to the emergence of a specific discipline of screen acting and the arrival of picture personalities, the early cinema inherited its human dimensions from diverse earlier traditions of performance, from the magic lantern lecture to the fairground and variety theatre. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD1; JFCA; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898010
ISBN
9780859898010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Paperback. "Examines the end of the vigilante era in Missouri, with focus on Laura Bullion, Ben Kirkpatrick, William Rudolph, and Ed O'Kelley, the man who murdered Robert Ford"-- Series: MHM - Missouri Vigilantes. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Missouri Historical Society Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982850
ISBN
9781883982850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Today Budapest is a city whose role in Europe is still being crystallized. However inventive entrepreneurs and creative artists are making the city a more and more vibrant home for its citizens and a favoured destination for a rapidly increasing flow of visitors. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784552183
ISBN
9781784552183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. A gripping personal account of the reolutionary years 1916 to 1921. This captivating journal is written with wry, down-to-earth humour and gives the reader a real insight into Ireland's fight for freedom, from the inside. Editor(s): Good, Maurice. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847177186
ISBN
9781847177186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

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