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Hardback. Jung-Sun N. Han examines the role of liberal intellectuals in reshaping transnational ideas and internationalist aspirations into national values and imperial ambitions in early twentieth-century Japan. Han's focus is on the ideas and activities of Yoshino Sakuzo (1878--1933), who was a champion of prewar Japanese liberalism and Taisho democracy. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 10 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065710
ISBN
9780674065710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia and labourers played important roles in China's social and political movements from the mid-19th century until the first years of the Chinese Republic. Num Pages: 375 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. Good with minimal shelf and reading wear
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0008827
ISBN
9780231079334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532392
ISBN
9780099532392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, geneal tables, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 47. Weight in Grams: 518.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007463404
ISBN
9780007463404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Series: Mark Davison's "Remembered" Series for Kingston, Surbiton, Hook and Tolworth. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 black and white historic photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 283 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Mark Davison United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954375928
ISBN
9780954375928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.63

Paperback. This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. Editor(s): Purvis, June. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238892
ISBN
9780415238892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.52

Paperback. In this account of Emmeline Pankhurst's life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, historian June Purvis documents her early political work, her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415325936
ISBN
9780415325936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.38

Paperback. In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391719
ISBN
9781566391719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319285
ISBN
9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.79

Paperback. Jun Uchida draws on previously unused materials in multi-language archives to uncover the obscured history of the Japanese civilians who settled in Korea between 1876 and 1945, with particular focus on the first generation of "pioneers" between the 1910s and 1930s who actively mediated Japan's colonial presence on the Korean peninsula. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492028
ISBN
9780674492028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.23

Hardback.
Publisher
University Press of Florida Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813011745
ISBN
9780813011745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.29

Paperback. The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in history Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719562570
ISBN
9780719562570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. Surveying more than one hundred years of school architecture, clothing, toys, childrens hospitals, nurseries, furniture, posters, animation and books, this title illuminates how progressive design has enhanced the physical, intellectual and emotional development of children and, conversely. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 249 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1902.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708268
ISBN
9780870708268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.11

Paperback. As 'Wartime' did for the 1940s, this book will grasp the broad spectrum of events in the 1930s in the words of contemporary witnesses drawn from metropolitan and provincial letters and diaries, newspapers, periodicals, books and the range of rich material available in the British Library. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 59. Weight in Grams: 656.
Edition
Later Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007314539
ISBN
9780007314539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. From the author of 'Wartime' comes an outstanding history of the most sustained onslaught ever endured by Britain's civilian population - the Blitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007386611
ISBN
9780007386611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. The definitive account of life on the Home Front during the Second World War, which was published in 2004 to universal critical acclaim. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16pp b/w, 8pp colour, 24 integrated chapter-opener illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
REVIEW (HEADLINE)
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755310289
ISBN
9780755310289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The Ghosts of Happy Valley is a mesmerising blend of travel narrative, social history and personal quest. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781311677
ISBN
9781781311677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of children evacuated during the Second World War and the families they left behind Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398765
ISBN
9781847398765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The compelling true story of how the Women's Institute pulled Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849832212
ISBN
9781849832212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

Paperback. A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526841
ISBN
9781416526841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Features the story of the man who was really in charge of the construction of the infamous bridge on the river Kwai, by his granddaughter. This book owed more to fiction than fact, as the man who actually commanded the POWs ordered to build the infamous bridges - there were in fact two: one wooden, one concrete - was cut from very different cloth. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743495738
ISBN
9780743495738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781253274
ISBN
9781781253274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy. Series: Tales of the Notorious Hudson Family. Num Pages: 336 pages, (1x8pp plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0020001
ISBN
9780008142797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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

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