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Paperback. Music hall was the most dynamic and successful popular theatre genre of the 19th century. This text explores all aspects of the Scottish music hall industry, from the lives and professional culture of performers and impresarios to the place of music hall in Scottish life and national identity. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719061479
ISBN
9780719061479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729372
ISBN
9781560729372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.87

Recreating Benjamin Franklin's words in the way that his contemporaries would have read and understood them, the author chronicles Franklin's use (and abuse) of humor for commercial, diplomatic, and political purposes. The author samples Franklin's apologues on the necessity of living reasonably even when life's circumstances may seem absurd. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; DSK; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123714
ISBN
9780813123714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300228304
ISBN
9780300228304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 510 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1FPK; 3JJPG; GBC; HBJF; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867734
ISBN
9780810867734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.00

"A major contribution to the historiography of the New Left in the United Sates."-Journal of American History Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237153
ISBN
9780812237153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 500 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1956.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324215
ISBN
9780764324215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 49.21

Hardcover. Paul Lockhart here presents a survey of the point in history when Sweden rose to pre-eminence in Europe. Drawing on the latest literature in Swedish and other languages, he examines the institutions of the Swedish 'empire' at the height of its influence, and considers questions regarding its rise and fall. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333731567
ISBN
9780333731567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.80

Hardback. Luther Lee was one of the founders of Wesleyan Methodism, a 19th-century reformer and an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. This volume explores his life, politics and theology. One of the author's particular foci is the extent to which Lee impacted the antislavery movement. Series: Studies in Evangelicalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; HRCC2; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837102
ISBN
9780810837102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.82

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475368
ISBN
9780801475368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 46, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452864
ISBN
9780801452864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. Tells the story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state. This book traces Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and emotions from the Magyars' dramatic entry into the Carpathian Basin in 896 to the brink of the post-Cold War era. Translator(s): Decker, Jefferson. Num Pages: 608 pages, 55 black-and-white plates. 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119694
ISBN
9780691119694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.60

Hardcover. A memoir by Paul Lendvai, a Hungarian Jew who was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager. He became a communist activist in post-war Budapest, was imprisoned by the communists, and fled to Vienna after the 1956 Revolution. He became a leading journalist and commentator on eastern Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st English Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860642685
ISBN
9781860642685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 54.35

Hardback. On October 23, 1956, a popular uprising against Soviet rule swept through Hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by Soviet tanks twelve days later. This book presents an eyewitness account and an history of the uprising in Hungary that heralded the future liberation of Eastern Europe. Translator(s): Major, Ann. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691132822
ISBN
9780691132822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608464647
ISBN
9781608464647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTV; JFSC; JPF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466825
ISBN
9781608466825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. Werner Heisenberg's task was to build an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 372 pages, 1 black-and-white photograph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JWMN; PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229266
ISBN
9780520229266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. As such, Mixing Races offers a unique perspective on how contentious debates taking place on college campuses reflected radical shifts in race relations in the larger society. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 136 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898136
ISBN
9780801898136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.04

paperback. Drawing on research, this volume covers the history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. It reveals simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty. Series: New Oxford History of England. Num Pages: 840 pages, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192852533
ISBN
9780192852533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.25

Paperback. First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853998
ISBN
9780192853998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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