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Paperback. In 1977 'Julia' became one of the 30,000 victims of Argentina's military dictatorship. Julia was a young physician and mother-to-be kidnapped from a medical clinic and found years later in a clandestine grave along with 334 other corpses. By covering the life of one victim, this book gives voice to the thousands of citizens who were 'disappeared'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394376
- ISBN
- 9781566394376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. This fun, fact-filled handbook covers a range of essential topics, filling in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge of this fair isle and making more responsible and better-informed citizens of all of us. It is inspired by the UK citizenship test and features some of the best political gaffes of recent years. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434313
- ISBN
- 9781782434313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.02
€ 10.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. From art to city planning, from epidemiology to poetry, this book challenges the conventional wisdom about both Mexico City and the turn-of-the-century world to which it belonged. It engages directly with the rise of modernism and the cultural experiences of such personalities as Hart Crane, Mina Loy, and Diego Rivera, and more. Num Pages: 528 pages, 77 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273587
- ISBN
- 9780226273587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 members of his family in the Holocaust and was the subject of the documentary "Till The Tenth Generation", gives his account of being imprisoned as a child at Belsen concentration camp. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172273
- ISBN
- 9781847172273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.23
€ 14.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. In his incisive, moving and revelatory account of returning to Ramallah to introduce his 23-year-old son born in exile in Cairo to his Palestinian family, Mourid Barghouti has matched the achievement of his first memoir, I Saw Ramallah. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172. 240 pages. In his incisive, moving and revelatory account of returning to Ramallah to introduce his 23-year-old son born in exile in Cairo to his Palestinian family, Mourid Barghouti has matched the achievement of his first memoir, I Saw Ramallah. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 151 x 199 x 16. Weight: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408822470
- ISBN
- 9781408822470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Hardcover. Translator(s): Griffen, Zofia. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Schreiber Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884001270
- ISBN
- 9780884001270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Series: Living Language Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375753787
- ISBN
- 9780375753787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.89
€ 19.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Based on the written testimonies and personal archives of two veterans of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached to the famous US 82nd Airborne Division, this book tells the story of two young Americans who unwittingly became actors in one of the greatest crusades against tyranny the world has ever known. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 photos, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677090
- ISBN
- 9781907677090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.99
€ 26.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Presents a memoir of a Holocaust survivor, who settled in Austria after the war, where he became a successful black market entrepreneur. He took special satisfaction at profiting from the misfortune of his former oppressor and became a compulsive philanderer as well. Eventually, he migrated to America, where he led a quiet family life. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 27 illus. BIC Classification: BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981161
- ISBN
- 9780295981161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.07
€ 31.07
Paperback. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence? Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the major campaigns of the Second World War. This book tells 30 Assault Unit's story. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571250639
- ISBN
- 9780571250639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
This book concerns a polyglot medical manuscript, Kitab al-Musta'ini, by Jewish physician, Ibn Baklarish for his Muslim patron, al-Musta'in bi-llah (reg. Saragossa 1085 - 1110). Tables give properties, uses, and names in other languages, of over 700 medicinal substances. Latin and Romance annotations attest to Christian readers. Editor(s): Burnett, Charles. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAF; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 326 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199543069
- ISBN
- 9780199543069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.08
€ 243.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 145 colour illustrations, 1 maps, 25 black & white illustrations, 170 illus., 145 in colo. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 255 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999227
- ISBN
- 9780295999227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.60
€ 36.99
€ 34.60
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393249385
- ISBN
- 9780393249385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Details how this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; GTB; HBJD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992938
- ISBN
- 9780295992938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. Details how this marginalized region has gradually become part of modern Europe Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DN; DSB; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990835
- ISBN
- 9780295990835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Hardback. Offers an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992204
- ISBN
- 9780295992204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.25
€ 132.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Sowards, Adam M. Num Pages: 17 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995564
- ISBN
- 9780295995564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.01
€ 37.01
Hardcover. Focuses on Gem State history. From the state's indigenous roots and early environmental battles to recent political and social events, this title includes essays that provided context for understanding Idaho's important role in the development of the American West. Editor(s): Sowards, Adam M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993676
- ISBN
- 9780295993676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. Idaho's Remarkable Women 2 tells the history of the Gem State through the stories of fifteen pioneering women, all born before 1900, who made a profound impact on Idaho. Each woman in her own way displayed remarkable courage, hope, and love during a time when Idaho was still an untamed frontier. Series: Women of the West. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493023202
- ISBN
- 9781493023202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878204205
- ISBN
- 9780878204205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48