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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

Hardback. Traces the invention and evolution of socialist trade, the progressive constriction of private trade, and the development of consumer habits from the 1917 revolution to Stalin's death in 1953. This book places trade and consumption in the context of debilitating economic crises. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 halftones. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114927
ISBN
9780691114927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95
€ 67.31

Paperback. New York Times bestseller. For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken and Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat. The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 x 8 pages black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGS; WSBX; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349141916
ISBN
9780349141916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. Attempting to indoctrinate the public into a new society, the Bolsheviks staged "show trials" - legal trials that incorporated theatrical elements. This work examines how elements of theatre and film were incorporated into Soviet courtrooms, turning public trials into propaganda vehicles. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AN; APF; HBJD; HBLW; JPVN; JPVR; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802664
ISBN
9780875802664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.23

Paperback. Beauty shops are places where women can enjoy the company of other women and exchange information or secrets. This work traces the development of the American beauty shop, from its largely separate racial origins, through white recognition of the "ethnic market", to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1; KCCD; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814793589
ISBN
9780814793589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993498
ISBN
9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.57

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; APFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231163521
ISBN
9780231163521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.19
€ 78.05

Paperback. This study questions the idea that the introduction of coffee to Latin America forced most people to become landless proles working on large plantations. It suggests that small and medium-sized growers in Nicaragua were vital to the economy, constituting the farming and land-owning majority. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSF; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 585. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802278
ISBN
9780896802278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Drawing on clinical experience of the author dating from the birth of the NHS in 1948, this title charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th century origins in workers' mutual aid societies, to its forced return to the market. Series: Health & Society S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427823
ISBN
9781847427823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Julian Thompson presents a complete insider's story of the campaign and victory of the Falklands War with personal touches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B & W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158799
ISBN
9781844158799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. Taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - this title tells stories of this epic conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932374
ISBN
9780091932374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

Hardcover. In Paris in 1954, Andre Baudry founded Arcadie, an organization for 'homophiles'. Yet despite its huge importance, Arcadie has largely disappeared from the historical record. This title uncovers Arcadie's pioneering efforts to educate the European public about homosexuality in an era of renewed repression. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389257
ISBN
9780226389257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 45.34

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive study of the German occupation of France between 1940 and 1944. The author examines the nature and extent of collaboration and resistance, different experiences of Occupation, the persecution of the Jews, intellectual and cultural life under Occupation, and the purge trials that followed. Num Pages: 688 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199254576
ISBN
9780199254576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.60

Hardback. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Editor(s): Holder, Julian (Director of Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies, Edinburgh College of Art School of Architecture); Parissien, Steven (Dean of Arts University of Plymouth). Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, 130 b&w ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AMG; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300106244
ISBN
9780300106244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.77
€ 41.90

Hardback. Swan & Maclaren were the most prominent and prestigious architectural practice working in Singapore during the later part of the British era. This book offers a history of Singapore through its Architecture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JH; 3JJ; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 228. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Oro Editions United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935935476
ISBN
9781935935476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Paperback. A magisterial new account of this passionately debated period in Spanish history, by one of the nation's leading experts. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590. 370 pages, 4 maps. A magisterial new account of this passionately debated period in Spanish history, by one of the nation's leading experts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521737807
ISBN
9780521737807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.46

Paperback. Gilded Age elites defined white civilization as the triumphant achievement of exceptional people hewing to a relational ethic of strict self-discipline for the common good. This title demonstrates that between 1880 and 1940, cultural discourses of whiteness and heterosexuality fused to form a new concept of the 'normal' American. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 photo, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSK; JHMP; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339489
ISBN
9780822339489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

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