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Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891823
ISBN
9780801891823
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HBJF; HBLW; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158862
ISBN
9780231158862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Sergeant 'Bommer' Grahame, one of the deadliest soldiers on the battlefield is an elite army JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller- pronounced 'jay-tack'). This title tells the story of Bommer Grahame and his five-man Fire Support Team on their tour of Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091938086
ISBN
9780091938086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. This book presents an account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past decades. It is suitable for those who wish to understand contemporary Italy. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124965
ISBN
9780140124965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843543312
ISBN
9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

paperback. A book about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of travel happened to be in England and America in the 1920s and 30s. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195030686
ISBN
9780195030686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.43

hardcover. * Shuns the heroics portrayed by Hollywood * Fussell concentrates on the human factor in World War II * Examines the everyday life British and American people experienced on the home and battle fronts Num Pages: 350 pages, halftones throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 650. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing v. light shelf wear, otherwise very good-like new
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032031
ISBN
9780195037975
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 chart, 11 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JF; AN; HBJD; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488092
ISBN
9780801488092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Peking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BTC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241957172
ISBN
9780241957172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733724
ISBN
9780804733724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.23

Paperback. The medieval clergy, aristocracy, and commercial classes tended to regard peasants as objects of contempt and derision, yet, at the same time, they were not viewed like other condemned groups. This text examines these conflicting images from the post-Carolingian period to the German Peasants' War. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733731
ISBN
9780804733731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Hardcover. A history of American culture as told through its eating habits and restaurants. Num Pages: 560 pages, 95 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 254 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406804
ISBN
9780871406804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2.1.2009 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151350
ISBN
9780300151350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Madame Choi, South Korea's most famous actress, is lured to Hong Kong, drugged and smuggled out on a ship. When her ex-husband, Shin Sang-Ok, Korea's most acclaimed director, goes to look for her, he vanishes too. The pair wake to find themselves in North Korea. There they are imprisoned, tortured and brainwashed. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; APF; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241970003
ISBN
9780241970003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422274
ISBN
9780821422274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status - and importantly the status of slavery within them - paralyzed the nation. This book examines these issues. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419779
ISBN
9780821419779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Kennon, Donald R. Series: Perspective Hist of Congress 1801-1877. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422281
ISBN
9780821422281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. From ration book to Facebook Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961486
ISBN
9780750961486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.43

Hardback. Thanks to extensive archival research and a thorough examination of the published works of the university's professors, Grendler's history tells a new story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891717
ISBN
9780801891717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.57
€ 60.29

Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472804921
ISBN
9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Providing a narrative and relating the central events that have shaped the country, this work discusses the various aspects of Ireland's history, including political, economic, cultural, social and foreign affairs. It offers coverage including: Pagan Ireland; The arrival of Christianity; Viking and Norman invasions; and, Protestant power. Num Pages: 384 pages, 58 black-&-white photographs & illustrations, 11 maps, index, bibliography, suggested rea. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694. 384 pages, 58 black-&-white photographs & illustrations, 11 maps, index, bibliography, suggested rea. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Checkmark Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816075171
ISBN
9780816075171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.57

Paperback. Presents a fresh study of Napoleon's last years as a captive on St Helena, telling the story of this final chapter in Bonaparte's life as seen through the eyes of the Britons around him. This title offers insight into the reasoning behind the decision to send Napoleon to the remote island. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451473
ISBN
9780752451473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. As Britain emerged from the Second World War, the armed forces desperately needed extra manpower to face new threats from old allies and to meet the considerable obligations of its Empire. This title explains what life was like for these recruits, from training to demo, and how they were affected by their experiences. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747810926
ISBN
9780747810926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. This work looks at the styles and fashions in domestic housing and interiors between 1960 and 1970. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808022
ISBN
9780747808022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

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