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Paperback. Dystopic imagery has figured prominently in modern depictions of the urban landscape. The city is often portrayed as a terrifying world of darkness, crisis, and catastrophe. This book traces the history of the modern city through its critical representations in art, cinema, print journalism, literature, sociology, and architecture. Editor(s): Prakash, Gyan. Series: Publications in Partnership with the Shelby Cullom Davis Center at Princeton University. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146447
ISBN
9780691146447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907222184
ISBN
9781907222184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. How true to life were Jane Austen's depictions of life in England? Was Bath as described in Northanger Abbey? Lyme Regis in Persuasion? Was marriage really the only ambition for English women at that time? Helen Amy separates fact from fiction to show the real and imagined England of Jane Austen's novels. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130. BIC Classification: FZC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 246 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650432
ISBN
9781445650432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; KNS; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822423
ISBN
9781509822423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780722429
ISBN
9781780722429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. This title re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197957
ISBN
9780718197957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. A portrait of high society in the twentieth century, told through the stories of the guests of Maxine Elliott and Prince Aly Khan at the Chateau de l'Horizon in Cannes. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BK; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139890
ISBN
9780349139890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The first English-language history of the Levant in the modern age Num Pages: 480 pages, b&w photos and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567087
ISBN
9780719567087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633862
ISBN
9781445633862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KRF0020529
ISBN
9780306803529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752492056
ISBN
9780752492056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Four principal narrative sources for the history of the Spanish kingdom of Leon-Castile during the 11th and 12th centuries are presented here in English. The four chronicles were all composed in a surge of Spanish historical writing between c.1110 and c.1150. Translator(s): Barton, Simon; Fletcher, Richard. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719052262
ISBN
9780719052262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. Written over a seven-year period to Charles V of Spain, Hernan Cortes's letters provide a narrative account of the conquest of Mexico from the founding of the coastal town of Veracruz until Cortes's journey to Honduras in 1525. The two introductions set the letters in context. Translator(s): Pagden, Mr. Anthony. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 640 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 48. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300090949
ISBN
9780300090949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Paperback. The updated and enhanced third edition of A History of Latin America to 1825 presents a comprehensive narrative survey of Latin American history from the region's first human presence until the majority of Iberian colonies in America emerged as sovereign states c. 1825. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183680
ISBN
9781405183680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Paperback. The bestselling historian's biography of a decisive figure in England's history. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
1008
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813317
ISBN
9780753813317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia - the beginnings of Germany's African Empire. As colonial forces moved in , their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFMN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJH; HBTR; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231423
ISBN
9780571231423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, 2 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490. Theory, Knowledge, History. 339 pages, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244146
ISBN
9780520244146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Charts Indonesia's turbulent decades of cultural repression and renewal amid the rise and fall of Suharto's New Order regime. This book illustrates ways in which the dissolution of the Indonesian state's monopoly on history is permitting national, local, and individual accounts and representations of the past to emerge. Editor(s): Zurbuchen, Mary Sabina. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984698
ISBN
9780295984698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.30

Paperback. WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR. The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, daredevil - and Fascist. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007213962
ISBN
9780007213962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. The dramatic story of the Bolsheviks' struggle for political survival during the first year of Soviet power Num Pages: 520 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220424
ISBN
9780253220424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

16pp. Very good copy in original printed wrappers.China. Asian studies
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Britain-China Friendship Association London, London
Publication date
1952
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0241931
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464657
ISBN
9780752464657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. 8vo.First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Reference Pubns
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
KEX0256786
ISBN
9780917256301
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. To many Americans, the 1970s seem a "lost" period, a pale and undistinguished decade compared with the 1960s and the 1980s. This issue demonstrates that while the 1970s were indeed rather grey in many respects, they were also a time of reassessment and dynamism in many fields of popular American culture. Editor(s): Hurup, Elisabeth. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
217
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883779
ISBN
9788772883779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.39

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