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Paperback. Explores "how Hollywood and especially the big studios went along with German demands to censor movies not only before but especially after the Nazi seizure of power"--Back of dust jacket. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; APF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088108
- ISBN
- 9780674088108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Weider gives the reader a complete synopsis of the life, times and works of Napoleon. Topics covered include Napoleon's civic and military achievements, and his philosophy and character. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862272231
- ISBN
- 9781862272231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. 288 pages, Illustrations. An intensely moving personal record of the experiences of children who were evacuated in World War II. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight: 218.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408800935
- ISBN
- 9781408800935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Explores a time when Britain tried to straighten out its moral code, ridding itself of its boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness - raising uncomfortable but fascinating parallels with our own age. This book is about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, and some of its exciting figures. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224692
- ISBN
- 9780571224692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.59
€ 19.99
€ 14.59
Paperback. The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 43. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753829202
- ISBN
- 9780753829202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
paperback. A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adventurous spirit of the times Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 images and 9 maps in text (B 1x8pp colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753829219
- ISBN
- 9780753829219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Duncan, Sophie. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 13. Weight in Grams: 137.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847570
- ISBN
- 9781905847570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
hardcover. Series: Orbis Biblicus Et Orientalis. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525543603
- ISBN
- 9783525543603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.17€ 66.02
€ 85.17
€ 66.02
Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230583
- ISBN
- 9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Makes a powerful case for the enduring importance of cities in American life Num Pages: 287 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5004 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799963
- ISBN
- 9780814799963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. 18th century literary salon hostess Lively debauched youth, would even shock modern society Witty correspondence with key thinkers of the time: Voltaire and Horace Walpole Translator(s): Waugh, Teresa. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870015790
- ISBN
- 9781870015790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Nothing experienced in human history, before or since, eclipses the terror, tragedy and scale of the Black Death, the disease which killed millions of people in Medieval Europe. This title tells the story of Britain immediately before, during and after this catastrophe. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548836
- ISBN
- 9780099548836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 22, 2 tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277637
- ISBN
- 9780877277637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511916
- ISBN
- 9789749511916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. Chinese civil examinations, a piece of social engineering worked out over centuries, prefigured the regime of meritocratic exams that undergirds higher education around the globe today. This book describes how education, examinations, and civil service fostered the world's first professional class based on demonstrated knowledge. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724952
- ISBN
- 9780674724952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 52.25
€ 56.73
€ 52.25
Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 889
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215092
- ISBN
- 9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 76.16
€ 99.37
€ 76.16
Hardcover. Interprets the foundation of Germany, based upon the three major characteristics of medieval forms of government: its division into several distinct peoples with their own national identity; the imperial ambitions aspired to by successive German dynasties; and the structure of German kingship. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333610916
- ISBN
- 9780333610916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 106.16
€ 118.30
€ 106.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215307
- ISBN
- 9780253215307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226149820
- ISBN
- 9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.21
€ 51.99
€ 40.21
Paperback. Following a visit to Camp David in 1994, Benjamin Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a President who was an astonishing listener and synthesizer of ideas. This book features an introduction reflecting on Clinton's 'vision' problem and on his role in shaping the Democratic Party. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144391
- ISBN
- 9780231144391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27