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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Paperback
Number of pages
522
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300085266
ISBN
9780300085266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652665
ISBN
9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.49

This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories from a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084928
ISBN
9780719084928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.87

Paperback. This volume provides an account of how American people have reshaped the Constitution to meet the country's changing needs. It describes how America has adopted 27 amendments since 1789 and debated and rejected 10,000 more. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607150
ISBN
9780700607150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Paperback. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 color photographs, 29 b/w photographs, 10 line drawings, 1 foldout, DVD. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756. 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde. 344 pages. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight: 756.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256170
ISBN
9780520256170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JMC; ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 317 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1056.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424200
ISBN
9783777424200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050914
ISBN
9780674050914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331756
ISBN
9781785331756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.18
€ 79.02

Hardback. For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. This title investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 293 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition /First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222908
ISBN
9780520222908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 49.08

Hardcover. In September 1939, the tanks of Panzer-Regiment 5 swept into Poland, a devastating part of the German blitzkrieg that opened World War II with a terrifying display of military force. The following spring, the regiment rumbled across France, again showing the destructive power of the panzer. Num Pages: 320 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811707237
ISBN
9780811707237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821541
ISBN
9780753821541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Thirty-five historians from nine different countries offer a comprehensive survey of the origins, course and long-term impact of the German attack on the Soviet Union. The volume is not merely concerned with political and military history, but also with the experiences of ordinary soldiers and civilians. Editor(s): Wegner, Bernd. Num Pages: 642 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 40. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
642
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818829
ISBN
9781571818829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.98

Paperback. In 1944, 13-year-old Fritz Tubach was almost old enough to join the Hitler Youth in his German village of Kleinheubach. That same year in Tab, Hungary, 12-year-old Bernie Rosner was loaded onto a train with the rest of the village's Jewish inhabitants and taken to Auschwitz, where his whole family was murdered. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261310
ISBN
9780520261310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. In this ground--breaking biography, Bernard--Henri Levy shows how Sartre cannot be understood without taking into account his relations with the intellectual forebears and contemporaries, the lovers and friends, with whom he conducted a lifelong debate. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BG; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 46. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630090
ISBN
9780745630090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Paperback. Examines the realities of Jewish life across Europe up to the very eve of World War Two. In this book, the author presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846681905
ISBN
9781846681905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. "The paradise of adventurers", Shanghai during World War II was suffused with dangerous glamour. Racketeers, cutthroats and con-men jostled for advantage as secret agents of the great powers waged a complex and sinister struggle for power. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537647
ISBN
9781784537647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe - covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and economic developments in a period of convulsive and dramatic change. Num Pages: 928 pages, 16pp b&w plates, 18 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198730736
ISBN
9780198730736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761818458
ISBN
9780761818458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.21

Paperback. Tells how presidents and other prominent figures have shaped public memory of the turbulent 1960s. This book shows how four presidents - Ronald Reagan, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush - each sought to advance his political agenda by consciously shaping public understanding of the meaning of 'the Sixties'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558497320
ISBN
9781558497320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

Paperback. This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture. Num Pages: 278 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AMA; DNF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262700603
ISBN
9780262700603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. A new edition of a book formerly known as "So This is Ecstacy?", this is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 90s. The author of the book was a key member of that gang, and this is his inside account of their violent ways. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JJPR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840182859
ISBN
9781840182859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The life and poignant death of one of Britain's bravest women. Eileen Nearne, or Agent Rose, was one of forty women sent into France by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Churchill's top secret wartime 'spooks' organisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; BT; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0016814
ISBN
9781445641454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Offices were set up in London and establishments for the training and deployment of US secret agents into occupied Europe as well as assisting the SOE in supplying the resistance. Until an airfield was built for their clandestine operations, OSS agents were flown out from RAF Tempsford, Churchill's Most Secret Airfield. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJH; JPSH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550038
ISBN
9781781550038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.80

Hardcover. The top-secret agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union whereby the British Special Operations Executive, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force arranged the transport of 34 Soviet agents from Archangel and Murmansk to be infiltrated into France, Holland, Italy, Austria and Germany. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550021
ISBN
9781781550021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

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