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Paperback. Blending political, cultural and economic perspectives, this text traces the evolution of Asian countries in the 20th century. Its aim is to determine the mix of culture, experience, scale, timing, leadership and policy that shapes individual developing nations. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJ; GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674687585
ISBN
9780674687585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.40

Hardback. Soldier of Christ reveals a paradoxical figure: a prophetic reformer of limited vision whose leadership stimulated the emergence of a global Catholicism while sowing doubt and dissension among some of the church's most faithful servants. The Cold War and Pius XII's manner of engaging with the modern world defined his pontificate, Ventresca argues. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674049611
ISBN
9780674049611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJPL; AJB; AJCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 286. .
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958290976
ISBN
9783958290976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.77

Paperback. a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s - the era of "new imperialism" - until the era of decolonisation Num Pages: 464 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QD; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415196161
ISBN
9780415196161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Paperback. Presents a study of the life and works of Alan Dower Blumlein, one of Britain's important inventors. During the WWII, Alan Blumlein was engaged in the work of radar development which eventually became the blind bombing radar. This book describes his patents and the process behind them, and presents the developments in audio, electronics and radar. Num Pages: 448 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BG; TBC; TBY; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780240516288
ISBN
9780240516288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 151 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJB; AJCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 319 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351419
ISBN
9780764351419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Features 150 alphabetical entries that explain the who, when, where, and what of postwar and contemporary art, from Abstract Expressionism to zeitgeist. In this title, 80 images, most in full color, illustrate iconic works of the movements discussed. It also includes key terms of contemporary Chinese art - from Rustic Realism to Political Pop. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789211514
ISBN
9780789211514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.46

Hardback. Provides compelling and probing case studies of economic problems and public housing plights in Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and San Antonio. This book also provides brief histories of each city - all of which expanded dynamically between 1935 and 1965 - and how they responded to slums under the Housing Acts of 1937, 1949, and 1954. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBW; 3JJ; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911150
ISBN
9781439911150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.19

Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWX; 1KBBWZ; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781439911167
ISBN
9781439911167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.53

Hardcover. Conservatism has been the most important political doctrine in the United States for nearly four decades. It has dominated the intellectual debate and largely set the policy agenda, even during years of Democratic electoral control. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664293
ISBN
9780745664293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.24

Paperback. Drawing on extensive research among the records of the American Historical Association and a multitude of other sources, the author traces the slow fragmentation of the field from 1880 to the divisions of the 1940s manifest today in the diverse professions of academia, teaching, and public history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923932
ISBN
9780226923932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Newly promoted, Bristol began the 1950 season in the First Division for the first time since the Second World War. The performances of favourites drew in the crowds and the team even managed to attract future world champion Bjorn Knutsson into their ranks in 1959. This book shows their resilience and optimism in the face of adversity. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPG; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443799
ISBN
9780752443799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. The incredible true story of what really happened in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War. Num Pages: 80 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640372
ISBN
9781445640372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war world. This study explores these fluctuating relationships, the tensions between Washington and its British Commonwealth allies and their impact on the development of the conflict, from its outbreak in 1950 onwards. Series: Library of Modern American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763682
ISBN
9781780763682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.89
€ 134.38

Hardback. Challenges the tired orthodoxy that the Church of England had a bad First World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; HRCC91. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270514
ISBN
9781783270514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nostalgia Road Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908347190
ISBN
9781908347190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008168889
ISBN
9780008168889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453866
ISBN
9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; DSB; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173803
ISBN
9780231173803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Describes automatic weapons of the World War II German Wehrmacht. Series: Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 colour photographs, 36 black & white photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847972149
ISBN
9781847972149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560. Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs. 144 pages, 250 colour photographs. Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; and, Chauchat Mle 1915. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWM. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 9. Weight: 560.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847970329
ISBN
9781847970329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.00

Paperback. In 1933, the author began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. In this title, he presents a record of his adventures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FC; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442099
ISBN
9780141442099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana. This title presents a record of his adventures and an account of the architectural treasures of a region. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523888
ISBN
9780099523888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

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