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Paperback. This portrait of Somali life in Nairobi counters much of the recent media hype about East- leigh's role as a safe haven for Al-Shabaab and focuses instead on its function as an African economic hub. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044752
- ISBN
- 9781849044752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben looks closely at the literature of the survivors of Auschwitz, probing the philosophical and ethical questions raised by their testimony. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; DNF; DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951177
- ISBN
- 9781890951177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211513
- ISBN
- 9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. A collection of court documents, testimonials, and letters that portrays the Inquisition. This work offers fresh perspectives on topics: the Inquisition's persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of women in Spanish religious culture, the Inquisition's construction and persecution of witchcraft, daily life inside an inquisition prison, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207950
- ISBN
- 9780872207950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.41€ 43.08
€ 54.41
€ 43.08
Hardback. The contributors gathered together by Richard J. Golsan and Sarah M. Misemer in The Trial That Never Ends assess the contested legacy of Hannah Arendt's famous book and the issues she raised. Editor(s): Golsan, Richard J. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HPS; JFSR1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501464
- ISBN
- 9781487501464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. Helps the reader comprehend Iraq, its diversities and contradictions, namely Arab and Kurd, Shia and Sunni, traditionalist and modern, secular and religious, pragmatic and radical. This book culminates in an indictment of the US for failing to learn the lessons of history in Iraq. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111236
- ISBN
- 9781845111236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005430
- ISBN
- 9780226005430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
€ 32.99
€ 25.84
Paperback. The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a desperate struggle to survive, and traditional attitudes to authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever been so meticulously planned. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952382
- ISBN
- 9780241952382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 28. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549111
- ISBN
- 9781848549111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408838099
- ISBN
- 9781408838099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.69
€ 13.00
€ 11.69
Paperback. From the award-winning, critically acclaimed Charles Bowden, a stunning work of reportage on Ciudad Juarez--the blood-soaked town caught in the crosshairs of Mexico's escalating drug wars Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372. Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. 352 pages, b/w photos. Presents a devastating chronicle of a city in collapse. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVG. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 24. Weight: 382.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568586458
- ISBN
- 9781568586458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.12
€ 25.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. Challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. This title examines the political, social and economic changes that transformed Britain. It looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as architecture, sport and popular culture. Num Pages: 512 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141011752
- ISBN
- 9780141011752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493743
- ISBN
- 9781908493743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.80
€ 19.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. Republished to mark the centenary of the battle of the Somme Geoff Dyer's classic book is 'the great Great War book of our time' (Observer) Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b&w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782119265
- ISBN
- 9781782119265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Paperback. An anatomy of the increasing sectarianisation of conflicts in the Middle East, by some of the leading scholars writing on the region. Editor(s): Hasheemi, Nader; Postel, Danny. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAM2; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047029
- ISBN
- 9781849047029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPSN2; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910376577
- ISBN
- 9781910376577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Includes eleven essays, from an international cast that trace the development of political culture in the Roman Republic. This title covers such themes as the flourishing of civic society, as with the introduction of the Roman Games, and the emergence of a theory of politeness. Editor(s): Welch, Kathryn; Hillard, T.W. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125005
- ISBN
- 9781905125005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
Hardcover. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226307282
- ISBN
- 9780226307282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.19
€ 51.99
€ 40.19
Paperback. An account of one of the largest battles of World War II and its place in Germany's Eastern campaign. Num Pages: 486 pages, 21 b/w illus. 13 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 482
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107610149
- ISBN
- 9781107610149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Num Pages: 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 784. 350 pages, 176 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; ACG; AFKB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 17. Weight: 782.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521756983
- ISBN
- 9780521756983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.73
€ 44.99
€ 44.73
Paperback. Tells the story of how skiing moved from Europe's Scandinavian periphery to the mountains of central Europe, where it came to define the modern Alps and set the standard for skiing across the world. This book aims to explore intersections between work, tourism, leisure, development, environmental destruction, urbanism, and more. Series: Sport in World History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 28 b/w images, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition, None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284289
- ISBN
- 9780520284289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. A new biography of the last tsar, Nicholas II, who was overthrown in 1917 and killed, along with his family, on 17 July 1918. An accessible, very readable narrative history of the tragic story of the end of the Romanov dynasty. Num Pages: 256 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472136831
- ISBN
- 9781472136831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. 'Beyond the Legend' is the biography of William Speakman VC. It covers the whole of his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire to his later life in South Africa and his return to Altrincham, as well as his actions in the Korean War, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752494302
- ISBN
- 9780752494302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Focuses on the attempts of three ascetics - John Moschus, Sophronius of Jerusalem, and Maximus Confessor - to determine the Church's power and place during a period of profound crisis, as the eastern Roman empire suffered serious reversals in the face of Persian and then Islamic expansion. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280427
- ISBN
- 9780520280427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.53€ 57.89
€ 74.53
€ 57.89