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Regional & national history
Paperback. Born in Friesland himself, Geert Mak explores the "silent revolution" that took place in the small village of Jorwerd after World War II. By interweaving the personal stories of villagers with the wider history of Europe, he demonstrates how rural life is under threat from the modern world. Translator(s): Kelland, Ann. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJ; FA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 355. Very good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0303369
- ISBN
- 9781860468032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank. This title - part history and part travel guide - examines the city's soul. Translator(s): Blom, Philipp. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860467899
- ISBN
- 9781860467899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. This title introduces reader to the cigarette vendors and the best pickpockets in Europe, and interweaves their stories with vignettes illuminating the history of Istanbul and Turkey. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 160 pages, integrated b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532149
- ISBN
- 9780099532149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The author spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent. This book offers an account of that journey, full of diaries, newspaper reports and memoirs, and the voices of prominent figures and unknown players; from the grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Adriana Warno in Poland, with her holiday job at the gates of the camp at Birkenau. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 39. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099516736
- ISBN
- 9780099516736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
paperback. In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578734
- ISBN
- 9780099578734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This book recaptures the experience of exile and religious radicalisation among sixteenth-century Catholic refugees during the Dutch Revolt. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107634114
- ISBN
- 9781107634114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Simon. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 180 pages, approx 200 black & white & colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Malavan Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954744557
- ISBN
- 9780954744557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.49
€ 19.99
€ 18.49
Hardcover. Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al. Num Pages: 248 pages, 516ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402166
- ISBN
- 9780887402166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.45
€ 36.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Perhaps the most profound cultural change in modern Irish history has been the replacement of Irish by English as the main vernacular of the general population in the centuries since the conquest of Ireland in the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990468677
- ISBN
- 9780990468677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02
paperback. Documenting an audacious Franco-German movement for moral disarmament, instigated in 1921 by war veteran and French Catholic politician Marc Sangnier, in this transnational study Gearoid Barry examines the European resonance of Sangnier's Peace Congresses and their political and religious ecumenism within France in the era of two World Wars. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349304257
- ISBN
- 9781349304257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Documenting an audacious Franco-German movement for moral disarmament, instigated in 1921 by war veteran and French Catholic politician Marc Sangnier, in this transnational study Gearoid Barry examines the European resonance of Sangnier's Peace Congresses and their political and religious ecumenism within France in the era of two World Wars. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218253
- ISBN
- 9780230218253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. Case Studies of German Offensive and Defensive Operations on the Western Front 1914-17. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. 217 pages, c 40 b/w photos, 19 maps. Editor(s): Rogers, Duncan. Includes the articles that presents the accounts of specific German military operations on the Western Front. Utilising an array of original German sources, including regimental histories and operational-level narratives, this title offers material relating to a wide variety of German operations on the Western Front 1914-17. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion Pub
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033767
- ISBN
- 9781906033767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Lord D'Abernon was the first British ambassador to Berlin after World War I. This study, which challenges his positive historical reputation, assesses all the key aspects of Anglo-German relations in the early 1920s. Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333945490
- ISBN
- 9780333945490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's decision to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations to his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil War. This work features his diary entries that offers a witty evaluation of Hitler and other leading Nazis and their policies from 1933-1937. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517875
- ISBN
- 9780230517875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Paperback. Examines constructions of racial identity through the exploration of passing narratives including forties jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow's memoir Really the Blues Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325154
- ISBN
- 9780822325154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.92
€ 36.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Children's full-color book with each illustration portraying several elements indigenous to Montana that begin with the accompanying letter. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780937959329
- ISBN
- 9780937959329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.88
€ 14.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women, 2nd Edition celebrates the women who shaped the Beaver State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 12.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762758661
- ISBN
- 9780762758661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Examines interracial anti-racist alliances, divisions among aggrieved minority communities, and the cultural expressions and spatial politics that emerge from the mutual struggles of Blacks and Chicanos in Los Angeles. This book reveals how racial alliances and antagonisms between Blacks and Chicanos in LA had spatial as well as racial dimensions. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 262 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364. Music, Race, and Spatial Entitlement in Los Angeles. Series: American Crossroads. 262 pages, illustrations. Examines interracial anti-racist alliances, divisions among aggrieved minority communities, and the cultural expressions and spatial politics that emerge from the mutual struggles of Blacks and Chicanos in Los Angeles. This book reveals how racial alliances and antagonisms between Blacks and Chicanos in LA had spatial as well as racial dimensions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Dimension: 181 x 231 x 15. Weight: 362.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275287
- ISBN
- 9780520275287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483189
- ISBN
- 9780801483189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
hardcover. "What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us" is a journey back in time, giving the reader an insight into how British life was transformed between 1750 and 1830, and how it shaped the world we live in today. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1022. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Internally as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031600
- ISBN
- 9780563487944
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361411
- ISBN
- 9780822361411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.62€ 111.46
€ 136.62
€ 111.46
Paperback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361602
- ISBN
- 9780822361602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226362540
- ISBN
- 9780226362540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AMGD; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255063
- ISBN
- 9781781255063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76