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Hardback. Looks at portrayals of Havana in literature, music, and the visual arts in the post-Soviet era, as the city is reinvented as a destination for international tourists and business ventures. Editor(s): Birkenmaier, Anke; Whitfield, Esther Katheryn. Num Pages: 344 pages, 14 photographs, 1 illustration, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTV; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350521
- ISBN
- 9780822350521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Hardcover. This title is about the real America: a nation more misunderstood than any other on Earth. It is a counter-blast to the lazy anti-Americanism that infects European thinking, an effort to answer the simple question, 'why is America so successful?'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906021528
- ISBN
- 9781906021528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. The pub has been at the centre of Irish life for centuries. It has played many roles: funeral home, restaurant, grocery shop, music venue, job centre and meeting place for everyone from poets to revolutionaries. Often plain and unpretentious, it is a neutral ground, a leveller - a home away from home. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892750
- ISBN
- 9781848892750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418599
- ISBN
- 9780752418599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
paperback. The 1950s was the decade in which Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile, Bill Haley released "Rock Around the Clock", rationing ended and Britain embarked on the traumatic, disastrous Suez War. This book captures Britain in a decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32 pp b/w/ inset. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141004099
- ISBN
- 9780141004099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 16.68
€ 26.99
€ 16.68
paperback. In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in Ireland. Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operations. By capturing key insights from their manoeuvres, he gives a controversial account of a side of the War of Independence rarely studied. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBW; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893061
- ISBN
- 9781848893061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 14.63
€ 22.99
€ 14.63
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593455
- ISBN
- 9781781593455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
Paperback. When England made a peace treaty with the French in 1360, during a pause in the Hundred Years War, John Hawkwood, instead of going home, travelled south to Avignon, where the papacy was based during its exile from Rome. He and his fellow mercenaries held the pope to ransom and were paid off. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571219094
- ISBN
- 9780571219094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Paperback. Hayle exerts a powerful attraction over anyone who has spent time there. Very much part of the industrial revolution, this town has produced more than its fair share of engineers and innovators. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752411873
- ISBN
- 9780752411873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a little-known chapter in the city's history - the failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. It offers a lesson - both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. Num Pages: 289 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238503
- ISBN
- 9780520238503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 65.17
€ 83.99
€ 65.17
paperback. Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781350011090
- ISBN
- 9781350011090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.99€ 43.59
€ 59.99
€ 43.59
Hardback. Headline Britons is a series of short books that paint a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785782091
- ISBN
- 9781785782091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Hardback. Headline Britons is a series of short books that paint a unique picture of British life in the 20th and 21st centuries by re-examining some of the country's most notable characters. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785782107
- ISBN
- 9781785782107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Explores how the Great War influenced the construction of identity and nationalism in the Ottoman Empire. This book broadens the discussion of nationalism to include both ideological and biological factors. It explores the social, demographic, psychological and medical impact of the Great War on the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695898
- ISBN
- 9780748695898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.19
€ 38.99
€ 35.19
Paperback. British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New in paperback
- SKU
- V9780719069758
- ISBN
- 9780719069758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.14
€ 22.14
Hardcover. An exploration of the health, sanitation, and cleanliness of one of England's most important medieval and early modern cities. Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153604
- ISBN
- 9781903153604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. Looks at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. This title argues that two main features have characterized the US health system: a refusal to adopt a right to care and a particularly American approach to the rationing of care. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102191
- ISBN
- 9780226102191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Hardcover. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Why has the United States been so continually divided on this issue? The author offers an explanation in the form of an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348032
- ISBN
- 9780226348032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.84
€ 34.99
€ 27.84
Hardback. During the First World War many sportsmen exchanged their sports field for the battlefield, switched their equipment for firearms. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 1DBKESF; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967716
- ISBN
- 9780750967716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Norman Davies travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes and traditions which have influenced contemporary attitudes. His account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801265
- ISBN
- 9780192801265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49, 36 black & white halftones, 8 line drawings, 1 maps, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450594
- ISBN
- 9780801450594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. This work details the evolutionary development of weaponry, horsemanship, military organization and tactics from Japan's early conflicts with Korea, up to the system of the samurai. It should be of interest to both students of military history and Japanese political history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 486 pages, 5 halftones, 8 line drawings, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674387041
- ISBN
- 9780674387041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.79
€ 32.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Tells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The author evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plantations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571290697
- ISBN
- 9780571290697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.08
€ 17.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs/maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888577
- ISBN
- 9781574888577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98