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Paperback. Houston, the largest city in Texas, has always been a dynamic metropolis, filled with historic and economic significance as well as cultural charm. Journey into its past through over 190 picturesque vintage postcards showing its special features. Approximate dating and values are included. Num Pages: 112 pages, 193 vintage postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326530
ISBN
9780764326530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. Experience Boston, Massachusetts, as it was and as it is today, through over 300 vintage postcards and current photographs of one of Americas favorite tourist cities. See The Old State House and the new, vibrant skyline; the old Public Garden and the new Num Pages: 136 pages, 215 colour & 99 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330582
ISBN
9780764330582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. From the early 1900s onward Charleston swelled with tourists curious to see where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, the stately mansions, the gardens at Magnolia Plantation, and the beautiful beaches. Over 300 hand-tinted postcards depict her maze of mansion-lined streets, Fort Sumter, and images of famous Southern Hospitality. Num Pages: 127 pages, 312 vintage postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324888
ISBN
9780764324888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. Take a magical journey back in time in this historically rich and visually appealing coffee table book. Burlington's past comes alive displayed in over 240 precious views of hand-tinted and sepia-toned postcards, spanning the late 1800s through the 1940s. The Lake Champlain waterfront is spectacular. Num Pages: 128 pages, 244 postcard images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEV; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326325
ISBN
9780764326325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. This volume examines how gender, social class and ethnicity colour the storylines of those who experienced the horrors of Auschwitz, and asks whether we can or should make sense of Auschwitz. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761991878
ISBN
9780761991878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Paperback. Mary Livermore (1829-1905) left her family, volunteered for the US Sanitary Commission and achieved national prominence with the Commission. This text presents her war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant and Lincoln, and chronicles the wartime activities of women. Num Pages: 710 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942. Good copy 8vo. .Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304439
ISBN
9780306806582
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Though they yearned for liberation, the French in Normandy nonetheless had to steel themselves for war, knowing that their homes and land and fellow citizens would have to bear the brunt of the attack. In this book, the author turns the usual stories of D-Day around, taking readers across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136998
ISBN
9780226136998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. After World War I, newly blurred boundaries between male and female created fears among the French that theirs was becoming a civilization without sexes. This book examines how, through public debates concerning female identity, French society came to grips with the horrors of the Great War. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721224
ISBN
9780226721224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721255
ISBN
9780226721255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. How do you convince men to charge across heavily mined beaches into deadly machine-gun fire? The author tells the troubling story of how the US military command systematically spread - and then exploited - the myth of French women as sexually experienced and available. The resulting chaos horrified the war-weary and demoralized French population. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923093
ISBN
9780226923093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. Presents a devastating new perspective on the Greatest Generation and the liberation of France, one in which the US military use the lure of easy, sexually available French women to sell soldiers on the invasion, thus unleashing a "tsunami of male lust" among the war-weary GIs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923116
ISBN
9780226923116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.09

Hardcover. In fin-de-siecle France, politics were in uproar, and gender roles blurred as never before. Into this maelstrom stepped the 'new woman', a group of primarily urban, middle class French women. This work studies these women who challenged traditional notions of womanhood and conventionality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226721248
ISBN
9780226721248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489945
ISBN
9780801489945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. The description for this book, William Penn: Politics and Conscience, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691623313
ISBN
9780691623313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649979
ISBN
9780691649979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 165 postcard images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW3; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325946
ISBN
9780764325946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214729
ISBN
9781442214729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214712
ISBN
9781442214712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Editor(s): McAuliffe, Mary; McAvoy, Sandra; Redmond, Jennifer; Tiernan, Sonja. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716532842
ISBN
9780716532842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966177
ISBN
9780750966177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2340 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750964203
ISBN
9780750964203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries describe the main gods and symbols, accompanied by illustrations, while two introductory essays provide accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, 260 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; GBC; HBJK; HBLC; HRKP; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500279281
ISBN
9780500279281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415697
ISBN
9780752415697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. From the 1850s and the Civil War to emancipation and the official end of Reconstruction in 1877, this work examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a national event with social, political, and cultural consequences. It analyzes multiple views of black child to demonstrate how Americans contested and defended slavery and its abolition. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796337
ISBN
9780814796337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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