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Paperback. 'From poverty to pets, from medicine to magic, from slang to sex, from wallpaper to women's rights' A glorious portrait of life in London from 1660-1670 by the bestselling author of ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842127308
ISBN
9781842127308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. It sounds like the stuff of a fiction thriller: two revolutions, a massacre of unarmed civilians, a civil war, a drug-smuggling highway, brazen corruption schemes, and larger-than-life characters who may be villains.. or heroes.. or possibly both. This book offers a first-hand account of Central Asia's unfolding history from 2005 onwards. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205916
ISBN
9780300205916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.26

Hardback. Brings together the author's important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. This work examines the ways in which the dynamic events of the second half of the 20th century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542525
ISBN
9780742542525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Paperback. In "Restless nation" James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the 'fresh-start' philosophy, explored in this work. Num Pages: 276 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394794
ISBN
9780226394794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. Attempts to illuminate the road that the US travelled from the dismal days of the mid-1970s through the hotly contested election of 2000. This volume provides an assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W Bush, in a narrative that weaves together social, cultural and political developments. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305227
ISBN
9780195305227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465056675
ISBN
9780465056675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. Tracing China's course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's People's Republic, this title shows how the country's worldview has evolved. It explains how Chinese attitudes have been determined by both receptiveness and resistance to outside influence and presents the preoccupations that have set its foreign-relations agenda. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569596
ISBN
9780099569596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Like its state emblem the double-headed eagle, Russia has always looked to both East and West for secure trade routes, allies, and defensible frontiers. Restless Empire illuminates the epic sweep of Russian history in a full-color atlas depicting the essential cultural, political, economic, and military developments of Russia's past. Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504677
ISBN
9780674504677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.05
€ 56.47

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

€ 179.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJM; JFFK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235947
ISBN
9781922235947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.98

paperback. Respectable Citizens is an examination of the material difficulties and survival strategies of families facing poverty and unemployment, and an analysis of how collective action and protest redefined the meanings of welfare and citizenship in the 1930s. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802096692
ISBN
9780802096692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.94

hardcover. When Nazism swept Germany, how did religious leaders respond to attacks not only on their fellow citizens and their government but on their faith as well? Kevin Spicer juxtaposes Catholicism and Nazism. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875803302
ISBN
9780875803302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.23

Hardback. Examining the only successful resistance by a university faculty to a loyalty oath during the McCarthy Era, this stirring historical account follows the stories of the men and women who risked their livelihoods in defense of academic freedom. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759229
ISBN
9780804759229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Memoirs of Occupied France. 384 pages. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596745
ISBN
9780747596745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

paperback. Series: Armenian Studies Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTZ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412864381
ISBN
9781412864381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Hardback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413891
ISBN
9781421413891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.27

Paperback. The rescue of imprisoned Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from atop the Gran Sasso plateau was one of the most dramatic special forces operations in military history. The Germans, led by SS Haupsturmfuhrer Otto Skorzeny, launched a daring Glider-borne assault, which surprised the Italian guards and secured Mussolini without a shot being fired. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034626
ISBN
9781846034626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Num Pages: 208 pages, over 100 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304613
ISBN
9780764304613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062325075
ISBN
9780062325075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

Hardback. A survivor of the Holocaust and a distinguished scholar of Jewish history, Lucien Lazare presents a compelling defense of the Jewish resistance movement in France during World War II, arguing that rescue was a genuine and significant way of fighting back. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780231101240
ISBN
9780231101240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.74

Hardback. This study traces the role of East Germany's military (NVA) in the country's unification with West Germany. Utilizing interviews with NVA officers, Herspring aims to unravel the puzzle of the NVA's decision against using force to save the political system it was sworn to serve. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687183
ISBN
9780847687183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.97

Paperback. Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume I: The Ancien Regime in Classical Greece" Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807844731
ISBN
9780807844731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Hardback. This examination of republicanism in an Anglo-American and European context gives weight not only to the thought of the theorists of republicanism but also to the practical experience of republican governments in England, Geneva, the Netherlands, and Venice. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 929.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723565
ISBN
9780804723565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621953
ISBN
9781900621953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.73

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