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Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465724
ISBN
9781580465724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841653747
ISBN
9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Liberties and Commons for All. 376 pages, Illustrations. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260009
ISBN
9780520260009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Quatre Bras was the battle that turned a campaign - a tale of triumph and disaster. This book combines the testimony with a study of the topography of the battlefield and knowledge of Napoleonic warfare to tell the story of a battle where commanders made errors of omission and commission and where cowardice rubbed shoulders with heroism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457604
ISBN
9780752457604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.21

Paperback. A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118942284
ISBN
9781118942284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.05

Paperback. The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever - and forgotten - Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007548149
ISBN
9780007548149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151625
ISBN
9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 32. 292 pages. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521236041
ISBN
9780521236041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.52

Paperback. Germany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, but by 1942 was equiped with some 389 fighters fitted with advanced airbourne radar which helped to destroy hundreds of RAF bombers. This text includes interviews with some of the leading aces. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour and 100 b&w illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 246 x 7. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326965
ISBN
9781855326965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Hardcover. A century after Amundsen's triumph and Scott's tragedy, our fascination with Antarctica remains as acute as ever. This glorious visual history traces our search for the South Pole, from our earliest encounters through the Heroic Age to modern times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 276 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Conway
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781844861378
ISBN
9781844861378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 10.00

Paperback. Argues for a completely new interpretation of republican chronology. While classicists have long recognized that the Roman Republic changed and evolved over time, the author mounts a serious argument against the idea of republican continuity that has been fundamental to modern historical study. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152585
ISBN
9780691152585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored. Num Pages: 464 pages, 56 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
462
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Paperback Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050522
ISBN
9780691050522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072336
ISBN
9780674072336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. The mainland and islands of Greece were settled by peoples moving from Asia Minor in c.5000 BC, while a further wave in c.5000 BC introduced bronze-working to the region. This title recreates the world of these peoples through an examination of their material culture. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780968582
ISBN
9781780968582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. World War II affected every aspect of life on the British home front. From food rationing to air-raid shelters to war work, those left at home had to make huge changes in their day-to-day lives as Britain mobilised, economised, and saved in the name of Victory. This title looks at what these changes actually meant for families. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808299
ISBN
9780747808299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Hardback. The first general history published in English of the mass killings of 1915 in which the Ottomans sought to extirpate the Aramaic-speaking Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians of the Middle East. Translator(s): Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046428
ISBN
9781849046428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. The kingdom of Scotland began as a tribal contest and ended as a political contraversy. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Num Pages: 24 pages, 35 colour images, 3 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Pitkin Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841651606
ISBN
9781841651606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771963
ISBN
9780889771963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France Num Pages: 372 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590805
ISBN
9781781590805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. This book shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies - over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 396 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283879
ISBN
9780520283879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Brings the story of modern Iran, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes. This book provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran's strategic relationship with the US. It also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women. Num Pages: 406 pages, 18 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300121056
ISBN
9780300121056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. A genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. This expanded, revised and updated new edition of an established text now includes the latest scholarship and features more on issues such as AIDS, urbanisation, South Sudan, questions of citizenship and the importance of transnational spaces. Num Pages: 680 pages, 14 black & white tables, 6 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230272880
ISBN
9780230272880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.70

Paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007395262
ISBN
9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.45

Paperback. The Roman shore forts Num Pages: 208 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HD; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419497
ISBN
9780752419497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.46

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