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Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226619507
ISBN
9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.98
€ 45.08

Hardcover. A survey of 500 years of change in Eastern Europe, this title looks at the structural elements in the early period, such as the lack of organized states and the existence of nomadic states, before examining the disappearance, assimilation, and recurrence of ethnic cultures over time and the formation of modern states. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335324
ISBN
9780880335324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 46.63

Paperback. First published in English between 1885 and 1891, this book provides a critical presentation of Jewish history, institutions, and literature from 175 B.C. to A.D. 135. It has rendered invaluable services to scholars for nearly a century. This edition offers a fresh translation and a revision of the entire subject-matter. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567130167
ISBN
9780567130167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

Paperback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828857
ISBN
9780774828857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828840
ISBN
9780774828840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0241225
ISBN
9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Emilio Bejel looks at Cuba's homoerotic culture through writings about homosexuality, placing them in the social and political contexts that led up to the Cuban revolution. The text maps out the way in which varying attitudes toward power and nationalism struggle for a stance on homosexual issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041742
ISBN
9780226041742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. "A superb piece of scholarship."--Anthony Long, author of "Hellenistic Philosophy" Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520073029
ISBN
9780520073029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.62
€ 49.28

Paperback. This book is a history of the conflict-ridden privatization of communal land in the pueblo of Papantla, a Mexican Indian village transformed by the fast growth of vanilla production and exports in the second half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 tables, 7 figures, 2 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758482
ISBN
9780804758482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 436 pages, 74 halftones 24 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601670
ISBN
9780691601670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89
€ 55.38

Paperback. From xenophobic appropriations of Joan of Arc to Afro-futurism, the "national" characters of the colonial era often seem to be dissolving into postnational and virtual subjects. This text analyzes the French colonial experience as a case study in the erosion of belief in national destiny. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023502
ISBN
9780226023502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165103
ISBN
9780691165103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8, 5 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HRAX; HRCX7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453533
ISBN
9780801453533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. Series: Princeton Analytical Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173795
ISBN
9780691173795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.49

Hardback. The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. This book locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees the right to pursue their own commercial interests while in the firm's employ. Series: Princeton Analytical Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. 8 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159065
ISBN
9780691159065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449215
ISBN
9780801449215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.34

Paperback. A frank portrayal of the medical care of dying people past and present, The Inevitable Hour helps to explain why a movement to restore dignity to the dying arose in the early 1970s and why its goals have been so difficult to achieve. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBZ; LNTJ; MBDC; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422763
ISBN
9781421422763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279063
ISBN
9780520279063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

hardcover. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279056
ISBN
9780520279056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 89.23

Paperback. Investigates a central puzzle of power and politics in West African history: Why do women figure frequently in the political narratives of the precolonial period, and then vanish altogether with colonization? This book addresses this question by exploring the relationship of the household to the state. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821419830
ISBN
9780821419830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument explores the history of the 1840s Irish Famine in visual representation, commemoration and collective memory from the 19th century until the present, across Ireland and the nations of its diaspora, explaining why since the 1990s the Famine past has come to matter so much in our present. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381694
ISBN
9781781381694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798303
ISBN
9780804798303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Italian sermons tell a story of the Reformation that credits preachers with using the pulpit, pen, and printing press to keep Italy Catholic when the region's violent religious wars made the future uncertain, and with fashioning a post-Reformation Catholicism that would survive the competition and religious choice of their own time and ours. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7; HRCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072978
ISBN
9780674072978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.93
€ 48.36

Paperback. How Pearl Harbor has been written about, thought of, and manipulated in American culture. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336372
ISBN
9780822336372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

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