Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANF; AS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113312
- ISBN
- 9780230113312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.90€ 84.45
€ 101.90
€ 84.45
Hardcover. Drawing on traditional archival research, reception theory, cultural histories of slumming, and recent work in critical theory on literary representations of poverty, Westgate argues that the productions of slum plays served as enactments of the emergent definitions of the slum and the corresponding ethical obligations involved therein. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; AN; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359681
- ISBN
- 9781137359681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. Discusses how Chinese conceptions of nationalism were affected by the "discovery" of Hawaii as a centre of the Pacific, the Philippine revolution against the United States, and the relationship between nationality and ethnicity made apparent by the Boer War in South Africa. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328674
- ISBN
- 9780822328674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Stalin was once described - by Hitler - as "half beast, half giant". How did a man once regarded by his rivals as intellectually inferior come to achieve near-divine status as dictator of the largest country in the world? This biography argues that the key to understanding the enigma of Stalin lies in his unadulterated political ambition. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784796
- ISBN
- 9780582784796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.35
€ 70.35
Paperback. War-torn, virtually bankrupt, Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. Stalin believed that science should serve the state. The human cost of this peculiar marriage between the state and its scientists was horrendous. This book makes clear what Soviet science has done for us. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571290086
- ISBN
- 9780571290086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. "To my mind, the most significant single scholarly contribution made to date, anywhere, to the history of Soviet power."-George F. Kennan Num Pages: 752 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393308693
- ISBN
- 9780393308693
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardcover. This work offers a major new interpretation of the Stalin's role in the gestation of the Cold War. Based on important new evidence, Dimitrov reveals Stalin's genuine efforts to preserve his World War II alliance with the US and Britain and to encourage a degree of cooperation between communists and democratic parties in Eastern Europe. Series: Global Conflict and Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVWB; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521384
- ISBN
- 9780230521384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Stalin's Cold War: Soviet Foreign Policy, Democracy and Communism in B...
Vesselin (The London School Of Economics And ...
paperback. This book presents an original and in-depth study of Stalin's policy at the birth of the Cold War, based on new archival documents. Series: Global Conflict and Security Since 1945. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349356263
- ISBN
- 9781349356263
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, over 470 b/w photos, 16 color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304767
- ISBN
- 9780764304767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.76€ 49.51
€ 64.76
€ 49.51
Hardcover. Provides a history of the Soviet partisan movement, a people's army of irregulars fighting behind enemy lines. This work describes it as a social phenomenon and reveals how its members were both transformed by the crucible of war. It shows that people who suddenly had the autonomy to act on their own came to rethink the Stalinist regime. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614806
- ISBN
- 9780700614806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.51
€ 61.51
Hardback. Longtime Soviet expert Albert L. Weeks has studied the newly-released information and come to a new conclusion about the Soviet Union's pre-war buildup_it was not precaution against German invasion at all. In fact, Weeks argues, the evidence now suggests Soviet mobilization was aimed at an eventual invasion of Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521919
- ISBN
- 9780742521919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.98
€ 159.98
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801440298
- ISBN
- 9780801440298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.24
€ 86.24
Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891823
- ISBN
- 9780801891823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.54
€ 50.99
€ 43.54
Paperback. The ebb and flow of debate about Stalin's Russia is brilliantly captured in Chris Ward's account, which not only conceptualises the field in a clear and helpful way, offering a synthesis of the vast secondary literature in the area, but also provides the author's own evaluation of the key issues at stake. Series: Reading History. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340731512
- ISBN
- 9780340731512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.59
€ 89.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Barry; McDermott, Kevin. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQ; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403901194
- ISBN
- 9781403901194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Barry; McDermott, Kevin. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403939036
- ISBN
- 9781403939036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.06
€ 127.06
Paperback. A rigorous introduction to the infamous despot and one of the key figures of modern history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749136
- ISBN
- 9781780749136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The highly acclaimed biography of the terrifying and fascinating Russian leader, Stalin, written by one of our greatest contemporary historians of Russia and author of the bestselling Trotsky, Lenin and Comrades. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 48. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330518376
- ISBN
- 9780330518376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.39
€ 23.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415519502
- ISBN
- 9780415519502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Arcturus Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848588394
- ISBN
- 9781848588394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844159345
- ISBN
- 9781844159345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. With the 50th Anniversary of the battle of Stalingrad approaching, we present Paul Carell's first eastern front work in over twenty-five years on this legendary battle, considered by many to be the turning point of the Second World War. His previous works Hitler Moves East and Scorched Earth are considered the definitive works on the war in Russia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 190 color and b/w photographs, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st English Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404696
- ISBN
- 9780887404696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.45
€ 48.99
€ 41.45
Paperback. * A collection of essays on Stalinism by both eminent and younger scholars. * Discusses both the origins and consequences of Stalinism. * Provides an overview of the debates for students new to the subject. * Includes the results of research in the newly opened Russian archives. . Editor(s): Hoffmann, David L. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228912
- ISBN
- 9780631228912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Hardback. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; THRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312123819
- ISBN
- 9780312123819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48