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Hardback. In this book, Donald Critchlow has selected excerpts from nine of the most widely read books from the powerful genre of Gulag literature. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Critchlow, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634564
ISBN
9781566634564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647718
ISBN
9781442647718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.09

paperback. Editor(s): Currie, Ruth; Bryant, Emma Spaulding. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823222742
ISBN
9780823222742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. One of the most unexpected outcomes of the Soviet bloc's transition out of communism has been the divergent but important paths followed by once ruling communist parties. This work explores the divergent trajectories of ex-ruling communist parties in key countries of the former Soviet Empire. Editor(s): Curry, Jane Leftwich; Urban, Joan Barth. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVUA; 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBLW3; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526648
ISBN
9780742526648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.21

Hardback. Examines Cairo from the first century AH/seventh century AD onwards, considering the relationships between the physical layout of the city and its historic buildings, its economy, and its social, cultural, and religious life. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock; Nanji, Azim. Series: Institute of Ismaili Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 120 color and duotone illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AM; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Azimuth Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898592280
ISBN
9781898592280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Dal Lago, Enrico; Halpern, Rick. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349652938
ISBN
9781349652938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.07

hardcover. This bibliography encompasses all extant books of emblems, and books dealing with the theory and practice of emblematics written by members of The Society of Jesus. Translations and adaptations of Jesuit works in all languages are also included. Editor(s): Daly, Peter M.; Dimler, S. J.; Dimler S.J., G.Richard. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038531
ISBN
9780802038531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.37

paperback. In the modern era there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture - books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This collection offers a fresh foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. Editor(s): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066993
ISBN
9780252066993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.80

paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986012
ISBN
9780295986012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.29
€ 53.29

Hardback. A collection of papers analyzing the situation of the Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR between 1939 and 1946. Topics covered include the sovietization of the Western Ukraine and Western Byelorussia, and the Polish Government-in-exile and the Ehrlich-Alter affair. Editor(s): Davies, Norman; Polonsky, Antony. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333491287
ISBN
9780333491287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 355.97

Hardback. A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s. Editor(s): Davis, Belinda J.; Mausbach, Wilfried; Klimke, Martin. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845456511
ISBN
9781845456511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.34

Paperback. This volume explores how Americans understand the central issues, problems, and decisions that shaped American history during the nation's formative period. It includes many personal letters and other texts that offer first-hand accounts of the major issues of early American history. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion; Mintz, Steven. Num Pages: 608 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195116700
ISBN
9780195116700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

hardcover. This book investigates the history of responses to, engagements with and memories of the Northern Irish conflict in Britain, exploring the lessons to be learned from post-conflict efforts to 'deal with the past' in Northern Ireland and providing a starting point for wider academic and public debate in Britain on the significance of this history. Editor(s): Dawson, Graham; Hopkins, Stephen; Dover, Jo. Num Pages: 392 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBKN; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 272 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096310
ISBN
9780719096310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.08

A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It also covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur E. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Abridged ed
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139182
ISBN
9780231139182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83

A collection of English-language readings on Japan. Containing materials on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion, this book features an introduction to Japanese civilization. It also covers the Tokugawa period to 1868 and addresses the spread of neo-Confucianism and Buddhism and the encounters of Japan and the West. Editor(s): De Bary, Wm. Theodore; Gluck, Carol; Tiedemann, Arthur. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Abridged ed
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139168
ISBN
9780231139168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Delougaz, Pinhas; Hill, Harold D; Jacobsen, Thorkild. Num Pages: 257 pages, 31 b/w figs, 68 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 302 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918986627
ISBN
9780918986627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.96

Hardback. A landmark study which reconsiders in fresh and illuminating ways the classic themes of the nation's history since the sixteenth century, as well as a number of new topics which are only now receiving detailed attention. Places the Scottish experience firmly in an international historical experience. Editor(s): Devine, T.; Wormald, Jenny. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 maps and 5 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199563692
ISBN
9780199563692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Dharampal Frick, Gita; Kirlsoskar Steinbach, Monika; Dwyer, Rachel; Phalkey, Jahnavi. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HR; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 33. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199452750
ISBN
9780199452750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Hardback. There is no European society whose modern history has been more deeply marked by disasters, both natural and social, than has Italy's. This volume brings new research on all aspects of the Italian experience of disaster from unification to the present day. Editor(s): Dickie, John; Foot, John; Snowden, Frank M. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239602
ISBN
9780312239602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Paperback. This book is the first study to explore the relationship between Christianity, Judaism and Islam in the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Dimmock, Dr Matthew; Hadfield, A. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBL; HRAX; JFC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349286133
ISBN
9781349286133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.45

Hardback. The myriad debates on restitution and memory, which have been going on in Europe for decades, indicate that World War II never ended, paradoxically re-invoked by the events of 1989/90 and the expansion of Europe to the east in the aftermath of the collapse of communism and economic globalization. This book offers an assessment of this problem. Editor(s): Diner, Dan; Wunberg, Gotthart. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452209
ISBN
9781845452209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.82

A Companion to the Neronian Age is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of the Neronian Age. Editor(s): Dinter, Martin; Buckley, Emma. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332728
ISBN
9781444332728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.46

Hardback. Presents the story of William N Donovan, a US Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Editor(s): Donovan, William N., M.D.; Donovan, Josephine; Donovan, Ann Devigne. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGA; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027250
ISBN
9780842027250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.01

Examines the pivotal influence of the succession question on the politics, religion and culture of the post-Armada years of Queen Elizabeth's reign Editor(s): Doran, Susan; Kewes, Paulina. Series: Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086069
ISBN
9780719086069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.88

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