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Paperback. A guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think! Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762727247
ISBN
9780762727247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Can the Holocaust be compellingly described or represented? Or is there some core aspect of the extermination of the Jews of Europe which resists our powers of narrative? In this volume, 20 scholars probe the moral, epistemological and aesthetic limits of an account or portrayal of the Nazi horror. Editor(s): Friedlander, Saul. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674707665
ISBN
9780674707665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 48.28

Paperback. A magisterial history of the Jews in Nazi Germany and the regime's policies towards them in the years prior to World War II and the Holocaust. Written by arguably the world's leading scholar on the subject. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753801420
ISBN
9780753801420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.90

This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550661
ISBN
9780199550661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 142.88

Paperback. The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. This book deals with this topic. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420270
ISBN
9780821420270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550678
ISBN
9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015699
ISBN
9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141027937
ISBN
9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762549
ISBN
9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005546
ISBN
9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

paperback. Explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This title shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005553
ISBN
9780141005553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763386
ISBN
9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Herzl Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Edition
1St Edition
SKU
KRF0039911
ISBN
9780930832544
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The first part of a three-volume study, this work examines early Russian-American relations between the American Revolutionary War and the purchase of Alaska. The author argues that these early contacts were more extensive, important and congenial than has been reported before. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604388
ISBN
9780700604388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.94

Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Ann; Zainuddin, Ailsa G. Thomson. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MBF; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925495225
ISBN
9781925495225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195021
ISBN
9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Coenen Snyder considers what the architecture and construction of nineteenth-century European synagogues reveal about the social progress of modern European Jews. The process of claiming a Jewish space was a marker of acculturation but not full acceptance, she argues. The new edifices, even if spectacular, revealed the limits of Jewish integration. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059894
ISBN
9780674059894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.73
€ 56.34

paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691016573
ISBN
9780691016573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.53

Hardback. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220391
ISBN
9780300220391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. During the unprecedented modernization of Germany's Weimar Republic, motorcycle culture instantiated the new link between consumption and identity. Motorcycles became symbols of masculinity and freedom that exposed the problems and allures of mass-consumption and modern values. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 374 pages, 26 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331695
ISBN
9781785331695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

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