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Paperback. The letters of Lance-Corporal George Timmins, who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, offer a rare glimpse into the life and relationships, at home and abroad, of an ordinary Canadian soldier. Editor(s): Bennett, Y. A. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; BJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774816090
- ISBN
- 9780774816090
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.86
€ 36.99
€ 36.86
The New German Jewry and the European Context. The Return of the Europ...
Y.Michal . Ed(S): Bodemann
Paperback. Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context. Editor(s): Bodemann, Y.Michal. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRJ; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356065
- ISBN
- 9781349356065
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Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. This text provides a detailed historical study of Islam under post-war Soviet Communism. Yaacov Ro'i describes and analyzes all aspects of Islam which relate to the Soviet domestic scene, with the purpose of demonstrating how and why it survived in the face of Soviet repression and secularization. Num Pages: 775 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 1155.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 775
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654032
- ISBN
- 9781850654032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.52€ 74.25
€ 76.52
€ 74.25
Paperback. Looks at the Turkish territory of Northern Cyprus, a self-defined state, which is actually imaginary (because it is only recognized by Turkey). This title examines the sense of haunted property and objects lost and gained in the partition, along with people's relation to the fictive remapping of places and history by this new state. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJF1; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352044
- ISBN
- 9780822352044
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.21
€ 29.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In this volume Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the construction of Israeli national tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981581
- ISBN
- 9780226981581
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.22
€ 35.99
€ 28.22
Hardback. Explores the global dynamics and security implications of casualty sensitivity Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, 5 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814753347
- ISBN
- 9780814753347
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Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908739445
- ISBN
- 9781908739445
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172323
- ISBN
- 9780691172323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.45
€ 52.97
€ 41.45
Paperback. Shows that Zionism was conceived as a sharp break with Judaism and Jewish continuity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335810
- ISBN
- 9780745335810
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.67
€ 33.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. Illuminates the dynamics of traditional Russian culture in the framework of contemporary events. This work enlightens readers about the various aspects of Russian life, covering social and interpersonal skills as well as the underlying cultural assumptions and values of the Russian people. Num Pages: 168 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930598
- ISBN
- 9781931930598
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451508
- ISBN
- 9780801451508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.89
€ 45.99
€ 45.89
Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295966441
- ISBN
- 9780295966441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241956984
- ISBN
- 9780241956984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Hardback. Translator(s): Pines, Yuri. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; HPDF; HPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179881
- ISBN
- 9780231179881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.84
€ 79.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 357 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727316
- ISBN
- 9781560727316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.46€ 82.70
€ 109.46
€ 82.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 0. .
- Publisher
- Heimdal
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782840483847
- ISBN
- 9782840483847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.66€ 54.57
€ 56.66
€ 54.57
paperback. Focuses on Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, and remote region of New Spain. This book tells the story of the dynamic period prior to and after the Cajonos Rebellion of 1700 through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous elites conversant in Spanish language and legal rhetoric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341666
- ISBN
- 9780822341666
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Hardback. In this monograph on the Russian cooperative movement before 1914, economic and social change is considered alongside Russian political culture. It suggests how cooperatives reflected a pan-European dilemma over whether and to what extent populations could participate in their own transformation. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725870
- ISBN
- 9780333725870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.26
€ 119.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349405831
- ISBN
- 9781349405831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.38
€ 118.38
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498544696
- ISBN
- 9781498544696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94€ 66.61
€ 105.94
€ 66.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814351195
- ISBN
- 9789814351195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. Explains why we need to reconsider how we view their culture. This book gives us the comprehensive account of their culture, language and history. It is a story of the echoes of a rich past left in language and customs, and of how the changing fortunes of Europe throughout the centuries have been imprinted on Romani culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954706
- ISBN
- 9780241954706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443763
- ISBN
- 9780801443763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.76
€ 67.76
Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034065
- ISBN
- 9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64