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paperback. Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations "returned" in large numbers for economic and social security. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614673
- ISBN
- 9781442614673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.65
€ 43.99
€ 38.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPN; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780609810309
- ISBN
- 9780609810309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. During World War II the Merchant Navy played a vital part in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90,000 troops from Dunkirk and went on to rescue more than 200,000 from other parts of France. They also manned salvage ships, rescue tugs and other specialist craft. This book tells the story of these achievements. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550458
- ISBN
- 9781781550458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.64
€ 26.99
€ 19.64
Hardcover. For nearly half a century, Sir Roy Strong has enjoyed a high public profile in the arts world in Britain. In this book, richly illustrated with drawings, letters, photographs and other archival material, he recounts for the first time the story of his social origins and the roots of his life-long passion for the culture and history of England. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242825
- ISBN
- 9781851242825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915 and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; JFFN; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426680
- ISBN
- 9781847426680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.90
€ 33.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Although the unification of Italy in 1870 initially defined the nation's geographical boundaries, Italians faced challenges of determining their nation's social, political and cultural identity. This volume examines the struggle to recast the nation according to their visions. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847696376
- ISBN
- 9780847696376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.20
€ 49.20
Paperback. Takes up the story of bands and their development from the end of the WWII to the start of the new millennium. Considering both local and regional contests and larger-scale national events, this title investigates the impact of the radio, television, and commercial recording on the brass band industry, and what the future holds for the genre. Num Pages: 400 pages, Includes 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AVGF; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754607175
- ISBN
- 9780754607175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.27
€ 61.27
Paperback. Out of print for more than two decades, this book recognizes the unique contribution of these Canadians to the underground war effort in WWII. It is also a study of unstinting personal courage in the face of overwhelming odds. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811002
- ISBN
- 9780774811002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. * As with Hattersley's THE EDWARDIANS, this is a brilliant, masterly and richly detailed reassessment of the social and political landscape of a pivotal period - the interwar years Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 16, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118949
- ISBN
- 9780349118949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Following on from the success of A N. Wilson's THE VICTORIANS, Roy Hattersley's major new appraisal of Edwardian Britain is his finest book to date Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116624
- ISBN
- 9780349116624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. * A brilliant biography of one of our greatest politicians, from the highly acclaimed Roy Hattersley, out now in paperback Num Pages: 720 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121109
- ISBN
- 9780349121109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- revised and updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170291
- ISBN
- 9780231170291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603441285
- ISBN
- 9781603441285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.17
€ 59.17
Paperback. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? Had Hitler authorized him to attempt to negotiate peace? Was British Intelligence involved? What was his state of mind at the time? Drawing on a variety of archive and eyewitness sources in Britain, Germany and the USA, this work is an objective assessment of the Hess' story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947572
- ISBN
- 9780750947572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. One momentous year in Russia through the eyes of ordinary folk Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841199504
- ISBN
- 9781841199504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Hardback. One of the world's best-known Russian scholars and a former consultant to both Gorbachev and Yeltsin analyzes the events that have transpired in the Russian federation since late August 1991, from the drastic liberalization of prices and "shock therapy" to the privatization of state owned property and Yeltsin's resignation and replacement by Vladimir Putin. Editor(s): Shriver, George H. Translator(s): Shriver, George H. Num Pages: 394 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106061
- ISBN
- 9780231106061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.47
€ 118.84
€ 89.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801446702
- ISBN
- 9780801446702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Paperback. An anthology of key primary texts that offer an introduction to Islamist political thought since the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Euben, Roxanne L.; Zaman, Muhammad Qasim. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HRHT; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135885
- ISBN
- 9780691135885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACX; AGB; AGC; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 238. Weight in Grams: 1850.
- Publisher
- Museum of Modern Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633450233
- ISBN
- 9781633450233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 49.19
€ 53.48
€ 49.19
Paperback. January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552152907
- ISBN
- 9780552152907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. In early 1970, the Commanding Officer of 22 SAS flew into the strategically critical Sultanate of Oman on a covert intelligence mission to monitor a Communist rebellion threatening the Arabian Peninsula. This book deals with this intelligence mission. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBWS; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552160216
- ISBN
- 9780552160216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804712
- ISBN
- 9780875804712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Paperback. On August 17-18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This book offers an account of the fateful Makin Raid that tells the whole story, from the plan's conception to its troubled execution and aftermath. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Stacey, Mark. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1MKCG; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 247 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472803276
- ISBN
- 9781472803276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.01
€ 24.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan. Featuring artwork and rare photographs, this title tells the story of the US Army's only mountain division in action during the closing months of World War II. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 249 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849088084
- ISBN
- 9781849088084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.47
€ 20.99
€ 17.47