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Hardcover. More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers' voices were heard and revered inside and outside their countries. This study considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 tables, 8halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867663
ISBN
9780226867663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837961
ISBN
9781843837961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.78

Paperback. Although the unification of Italy in 1870 initially defined the nation's geographical boundaries, Italians faced challenges of determining their nation's social, political and cultural identity. This volume examines the struggle to recast the nation according to their visions. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847696376
ISBN
9780847696376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Hardback. The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBJ; HBLW; HBLX; JFFJ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187152
ISBN
9781405187152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MB; HBJM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877257629
ISBN
9781877257629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.84

paperback. Discusses frameworks such as transnationalism, the political contexts of international migrations, and a multipolar approach to the study of contemporary US race relations. This volume contains essays that challenge some long-held assumptions about Asian-American communities. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759104808
ISBN
9780759104808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Fabricant, Nicole. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
SAR Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934691519
ISBN
9781934691519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05

Paperback. A thorough analysis of the emergence of new states in India and what it heralds for the future Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042291
ISBN
9781849042291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531614
ISBN
9781784531614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.23

Hardcover. Consisting of five essays examining the American portrayal of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, this title examines depictions in the New York Times, history, textbooks, fiction, prose, art, and memoirs of diplomats. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336161
ISBN
9780880336161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.56

Paperback. Presents case studies with evidence from surviving letters that indicate a kind of "love" existing between the ex-slave mistress and her former master. The author follows the journey of these women and children from the south to Cincinnati, which had the largest per capita population outside the South during the antebellum period. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 200 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807232
ISBN
9780875807232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.59

paperback. Oral history through a bilingual presentation and skilful analysis of the stories told by the Dakota elder, Eli Taylor. Translator(s): Schommer, Wahpetunwin Carolyn. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803298446
ISBN
9780803298446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. Each subject is presented in short, self-contained 'articles', designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. Concise and authoritative, Remember, Remember makes history interesting and accessible for everyone once again. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KI20003488
ISBN
9781843176565
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Developing the themes contained in his ground-breaking Mere Irish and Fior-Ghael, Leerssen examines national self-image through the two cultural spheres of literary and historical scholarship. Series: Critical conditions - field day monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181119
ISBN
9781859181119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

hardcover. Combined with Revisiting 1759, this collection provides readers with the most comprehensive, wide-ranging assessment to date of the lasting effects of the Conquest of Canada. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442644113
ISBN
9781442644113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.38

Paperback. A pioneering analysis of how the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme have been remembered in Ireland since 1916. Editor(s): Grayson, Richard S.; McGarry, Fearghal. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781316509272
ISBN
9781316509272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.61

Paperback. In January 1932, thousands of peasants in western El Salvador rose up in armed rebellion. In response, the army and paramilitary killed thousands of citizens, most of them innocent of any involvement in the rebellion. This work examines national and international historical memories of these events and the factors that determined those memories. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826336040
ISBN
9780826336040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05

hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW3; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 250 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Berghahn Books United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781571811875
ISBN
9781571811875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.84

paperback. Original interpretations of Brown v. Board of Education's impact, fifty years later Editor(s): Burton, Orville Vernon; O'Brien, David. Num Pages: 456 pages, 21 Black & White photographs, 9 Color photographs, 9 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252076657
ISBN
9780252076657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Hardcover. Katyn the Soviet massacre of over 21,000 Polish prisoners in 1940 has come to be remembered as Stalin s emblematic mass murder, an event obscured by one of the most extensive cover-ups in history. Yet paradoxically, a majority of its victims perished far from the forest in western Russia that gives the tragedy its name. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655765
ISBN
9780745655765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806556
ISBN
9780875806556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.30

Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061528
ISBN
9780813061528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.85

paperback. Traces the cultural, political, and religious life of the Jewish people in Spain from Roman antiquity to the expulsion of Jews in 1492. This book attempts to recreate the relationships among Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the period. It offers an illustrated archive of material. Num Pages: 232 pages, 174 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9788496008274
ISBN
9788496008274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.35

Paperback. "An important, revealing story, exceptionally well told."-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338874
ISBN
9780393338874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.19

Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292725409
ISBN
9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629896
ISBN
9781469629896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Hardback. Its unprecedented multidisciplinary and cross-cultural approach points the way to a complete reevaluation of the place of the crusades in medieval and modern societies. Editor(s): Paul, Nicholas; Yeager, Suzanne M. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404257
ISBN
9781421404257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.26

Paperback. Written by women from all stations of life and from drastically different backgrounds, these stories reconstruct not only the world of the Gulag but also its meaning for society at large. It covers the entire span of the Gulag's existence, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 364 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511460
ISBN
9780742511460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.86

Paperback. Addresses the deeper question of how remembrance of the US-Mexican War has influenced the complex relationship between these former enemies now turned friends. It thus provides a new lens through which to view today's cross-border rivalries, resentments, and diplomatic pitfalls. Series: Public History in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499300
ISBN
9781558499300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195326222
ISBN
9780195326222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smyth, Jim. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268101749
ISBN
9780268101749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.28

Paperback. Revealing the unique significance of the concentration camp photographs, this text shows how they have become the basis of our memory of the Holocaust and how they have affected our presentations and perceptions of contemporary history's subsequent atrocities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AJCP; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226979731
ISBN
9780226979731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Patrick. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 163.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558255
ISBN
9781904558255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402505
ISBN
9781421402505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.65

Paperback. This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402512
ISBN
9781421402512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

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

€ 24.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. In Remote Avant-Garde Jennifer Loureide Biddle interrogates the avant-garde art of Aboriginal communities in the Australian desert, showing how it is an act of survival in the face of state occupation and a means to revive at-risk vernacular languages and cultural heritages. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 112 illustrations, incl. 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBS; HBJM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360711
ISBN
9780822360711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardback. In Remote Avant-Garde Jennifer Loureide Biddle interrogates the avant-garde art of Aboriginal communities in the Australian desert, showing how it is an act of survival in the face of state occupation and a means to revive at-risk vernacular languages and cultural heritages. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 illustrations, incl. 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBS; HBJM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360551
ISBN
9780822360551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.73

Paperback. Removable Type: Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880 Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871201
ISBN
9780807871201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807093139
ISBN
9780807093139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

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