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Paperback. Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. 320 pages, 51 photographs. Considers how young men in West Africa are made available for violent labour on battlefields and in diamond mines, rubber plantations, and other unregulated industries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JWXN. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight: 620.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350774
ISBN
9780822350774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Nazi war criminal Dr Aribert Heim carried out grotesque, sadistic medical experiments on Jewish prisoners at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Alerted of his imminent arrest in 1962, Heim disappeared. Here, is the dramatic true story of how a clandestine organisation tracked down the 'Butcher of Mauthausen' and assassinated him. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786061195
ISBN
9781786061195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161367
ISBN
9780231161367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.44
€ 62.06

Hardback. Explores how political pressures affected musical life on both sides of the iron curtain during the early years of the cold war. This study illuminates the pervasive political anxieties of the day through attention to artistic, music-theoretical, and propagandistic responses to the music of Hungary's renowned 20th-century composer, Bela Bartok. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 12 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVU; 3JJPG; AVGC6; AVH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249653
ISBN
9780520249653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.94

Hardback. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this book shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284135
ISBN
9780520284135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322894
ISBN
9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. A social and cultural history of African American arts activity in Los Angeles between the Second World War and the 1992 riots. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346791
ISBN
9780822346791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141026916
ISBN
9780141026916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The astonishing story of Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest and their remarkable five-year journey from also-rans to European champions. Num Pages: 336 pages, approx. 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3JJPL; WSBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472233592
ISBN
9781472233592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Hardcover. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Num Pages: 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight in Grams: 708. 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight: 694.
Publisher
After the Battle
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067072
ISBN
9781870067072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. The phrase "a strong work ethic" conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? This book shows how the new work culture permeated society, including literature, politics, the emerging feminist movement, and the labor movement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 56. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136233
ISBN
9780226136233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346397
ISBN
9781612346397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Hardback. Based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this title traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151571
ISBN
9780691151571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.23

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Topors, Roland. Translator(s): Williams, Emmett. Num Pages: 274 pages, 14 photographs, 130 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; ACVY; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Atlas Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900565738
ISBN
9781900565738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.19

Hardback. How to Think Like Churchill looks at defining moments in Churchill's life and reveals the key principles, philosophies and decisions that made him the man we remember him as. Studying how he accomplished what he did, how he overcame adversity and stood strong in the face of overwhelming odds, you too can learn to think like Churchill. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KHN0002483
ISBN
9781782433217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Daniel Siemens here provides a fascinating and gripping account of the background to Horst Wessel's murder and uncovers how and why the Nazis made him a political hero. At the same time it is a portrait of the Nazi propaganda machine at its most effective and most chilling. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760773
ISBN
9781780760773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 49.51

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164694
ISBN
9780691164694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.50

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164700
ISBN
9780691164700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Scrutinizes the fundamental myths that have guided the formulation of science policy for half a century myths that serve the professional and political interests of the scientific community, but often fail to advance the interests of society as a whole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; JPQB; PDR; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394161
ISBN
9781566394161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447272694
ISBN
9781447272694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

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