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Hardcover. During the five years from May 1940 to May 1945 several thousand Allied airmen, forced to abandon their aircraft behind enemy lines, evaded capture and reached freedom, by land, sea and air. Featuring information, key figure biogs and listings - 2,094 evaders identified - this work presents the story of those involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906502171
ISBN
9781906502171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.40
€ 52.62

paperback. Filled with international intrigue and larger-than-life characters, Canada between Vichy and Free France adds greatly to our comprehension of Canada's foreign relations and political history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
New
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612785
ISBN
9781442612785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Brazil's Steel City presents a social history of the National Steel Company (CSN), Brazil's foremost state-owned company and largest industrial enterprise in the mid-twentieth century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 tables, 5 figures, 20 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804771689
ISBN
9780804771689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFN; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137496324
ISBN
9781137496324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

Paperback. Series: Squint. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908998934
ISBN
9781908998934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. First published in 1968, this remains a thought-provoking survey of the history of Ireland from the Act of Union of 1800 until modern times. The second edition, published in 1977, which is reprinted here, includes a chapter on the period 1968-73, taking in the early years of the troubles. Series: Classics of Irish History S. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621816
ISBN
9781900621816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. Explores the historical developments that shaped Irish identity and linked it so closely to Catholicism Editor(s): Rafferty, Oliver P. Num Pages: 398 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719097317
ISBN
9780719097317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 46.89

Hardcover. Features a study of a little known Muslim presence in Europe. This book is suitable for anyone who wants to understand the diversity of Muslim presences across Europe. It provides insights into the dynamics of interaction between Muslims and state and society in one of the least secular societies in Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748696888
ISBN
9780748696888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.03

paperback. Examines how political rule in Arab countries is effectuated, organized, and executed, and how authoritarianism works in practice and how it can be grasped conceptually. Editor(s): Schlumberger, Oliver. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763332
ISBN
9780804763332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Beginning with the bloody suppression of the Filipino struggle for independence and spanning the two World Wars, this title documents how US administrations have repeatedly intervened in conflicts on foreign soil, taking part in covert operations and wars in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 35. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091949310
ISBN
9780091949310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Watergate scandal and the transformation of America into a national security state, this book lays bare how US presidents have ignored the constitution and international law to influence the course of world events for the interest of the few. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091956806
ISBN
9780091956806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. "The essays, poems, and artwork included in this anthology--by the likes of Abdelkebir Khatibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Albert Memmi, Etel Adnan, Sembene Ousmane, Renae Depestre, and Mohamed Melehi--offer a unique window into the political and artistic imaginaries of writers and intellectuals from the Global South." Editor(s): Harrison, Olivia; Villa-Ignacio, Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; DQ; DS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796156
ISBN
9780804796156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. The rapid rise and fall of the southern kingdom of Wu inspired many memorials in the former capital city of Suzhou, including the building of temples, shrines, and monuments. Analyzing the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and literature, the author illuminates the cultural endurance of this powerful but short-lived kingdom. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726680
ISBN
9780674726680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardcover. Examines the wartime destruction and post-war rebuilding of three prominent sites in Madrid, Bilbao and Barcelona in the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath. This title reveals aspects of the Spanish Civil War and the evolution of the Franco regime from an original and fruitful angle. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194369
ISBN
9781845194369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. For nearly eight centuries, the Iberian peninsula was remarkable for its religious, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. This expanded second edition of Medieval Iberia brings together original sources that testify to its rich and sometimes volatile mix of Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Editor(s): Constable, Olivia Remie. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 640 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221688
ISBN
9780812221688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 58.09

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of Iberian international trade from the tenth to the fifteenth century. Series Editor(s): McKitterick, Rosamond; Carpenter, Christine; Shepard, Jonathan. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521565035
ISBN
9780521565035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback. A colourful and fascinating history of our favourite spirit told through the life and times of our capital city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472215345
ISBN
9781472215345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Roy, Olivier. Series: Anthem Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4+ maps and figures. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311720
ISBN
9781843311720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardcover. Emperors and Ancestors analyses the different ways in which imperial lineage was represented, looking at the various 'media' through which images of emperors could be transmitted, such as coinage, inscriptions, sculpture, architecture, and literary text. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation. Num Pages: 432 pages, 134 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 195 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736820
ISBN
9780198736820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.46

Hardback. Olivier Wieviorka's history of the French Resistance debunks lingering myths and offers fresh insight into social, political, and military aspects of its operation. He reveals not one but many interlocking homegrown groups often at odds over goals, methods, and leadership. Yet, despite a lack of unity, these fighters braved Nazism without blinking. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 506 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674731226
ISBN
9780674731226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. On July 10, 1940, by a 570 to 80 margin, the representatives in the French parliament voted full powers to Philippe Petain, ending the Third Republic and paving the way for the collaborationist Vichy regime. This work offers a nuanced portrait of the individuals who determined the fate of France at this critical moment. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032613
ISBN
9780674032613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.62
€ 66.36

Paperback. The Allied landings on the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, have assumed legendary status in the annals of World War II. This title offers a balanced, complete account that reveals the successes and weaknesses of the titanic enterprise. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047471
ISBN
9780674047471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Exploring the struggles of the American elites as they tried to maintain a democratic, modern mass society, this text reveals the limits of a system ultimately benefiting an abstract "average" consumer. It exposes the internal contradictions that would undermine Americans' belief in their ideology. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994628
ISBN
9780226994628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.88

Paperback. This text offers a systematic social history of a major American city undergoing industrialization. It examines Detroit's evolution between 1880 and 1920 and discovers the way in which ethnic and class elations profoundly altered its urban scene. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226994581
ISBN
9780226994581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.37

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