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Paperback. Presents a memoir of a defiant Polish Jew who commanded Italian resistance fighters during the Holocaust. Throughout the years of the Holocaust, Hermann Wygoda lived a life of narrow escapes, daring masquerades, and battles that almost defy reason. This book celebrates the memory of this man who received decorations from three Western powers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071393
ISBN
9780252071393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam Num Pages: 592 pages, Section: 16, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRAX; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122359
ISBN
9780349122359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. A history of legendary Copper Canyon treasure seekers and enigmatic natives. This book offers a look into the ways of the resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074998
ISBN
9780252074998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. The author has retraced on foot the routes taken by the Black Prince during the French campaigns of 1355-1356, enabling him to provide an entirely new dimension to the events. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, 42, 11 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white line drawings, 11 black and white, 3. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838746
ISBN
9781843838746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.94

Paperback. In the last years of the twentieth century, Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in Indonesia, which was paralysed by the grip of the dictator General Suharto. After the fall of Suharto came the vote of independence from Indonesia for the tiny occupied country of East Timor. And it was here, that Lloyd Parry reached his own painful, personal crisis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099481454
ISBN
9780099481454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756266
ISBN
9780804756266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. As the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? This book reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries, letters and records of farmers, bankers, aristocrats and mill-workers. It tells the story of how people lived in one of the most momentous periods of history. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571269532
ISBN
9780571269532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. From an award-winning journalist, this is a study of Ireland during the Second World War. It covers a range of topics, from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Ireland. It also talks about Ireland's neutrality during the period, which is relevant for contemporary times. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717124114
ISBN
9780717124114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

paperback. Tracing the history of New York transit workers from the Depression to the 1966 transit strike, this work shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a revolution in their daily lives. It is for those interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 figure, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566399227
ISBN
9781566399227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218756
ISBN
9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father. Series: Whitehall Histories. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714654331
ISBN
9780714654331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.69

Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752429
ISBN
9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Over the decades, structural unemployment, concentrated urban poverty, and mass homelessness have also become permanent features of the political economy. This title traces the roots of this carceral crisis through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Detroit rebellion in 1967, and more. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281820
ISBN
9780520281820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981437
ISBN
9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099541868
ISBN
9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus, maps & drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDT; AMX; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295273
ISBN
9781935295273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.83

Hardcover. The story of the battle to legalise free expression in America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393245462
ISBN
9780393245462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. "This is a book I have long awaited, one that tells the life of a single building so as to illuminate American history from almost every angle-cultural, social, and political."-Mary Ryan, author of Civic Wars: Democracy and Public Life in the American City During the Nineteenth Century Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222821
ISBN
9780812222821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Extensively revised to incorporate the latest interpretations and address issues of race and gender as well as of economic interest, this is the only book that in such a short space covers the causes, events, and consequences of the wars of independence (1810-1825) in all of Latin America Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292745346
ISBN
9780292745346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194918
ISBN
9781845194918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

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