×


 x 

Shopping cart

20th century

Results 10297 - 10320 of 12637

20th century

Paperback. Aims to bring to life the great dramas of modern France - the two cataclysmic wars - the Algerian disaster, and the student and worker revolt of 1968. This title presents the history of people and events that tells a multitude of stories, exploring the special worlds of the workplace, the role of women, and the politics of everyday life. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140130959
ISBN
9780140130959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. With nearly 1,000 new biographies, updates of the existing biographies and appendices, and a fully searchable CD, this is the definitive source for biographical information on some 3,000 of Mexico's leading state and national politicians. Series: LLILAS Special Publications. Num Pages: 1310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JMC; GBCB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 65. Weight in Grams: 2026.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
1280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726345
ISBN
9780292726345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88

Hardback. Volume 15 considers the developments in Mao's thoughts and how they related to China's government in this account of a turbulent period in Chinese history. Editor(s): MacFarquhar, Roderick; Fairbank, John King. Series Editor(s): Fairbank, John King; Twitchett, Denis. Series: The Cambridge History of China. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 14 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
1134
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521243377
ISBN
9780521243377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.27

Hardback. This volume shows the developmental history of every German airplane utilized in the aerial attack and reconnaissance roles. Also present is a chronology of fighter-bombers and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the Bundeswehr. Num Pages: 312 pages, over 300 b/w photos and line schemes. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1824.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312830
ISBN
9780764312830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 39.09

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; JFSK; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816672790
ISBN
9780816672790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Drawing on declassified documents, this book reveals missions as remarkable as a plot to assassinate Mussolini and plans to arm the Mafia, and brings home the risks that secret agencies run when trying to undermine well-entrenched regimes. It features a tale of desperate daring, tragic sacrifice and long-held wartime secrets. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571299195
ISBN
9780571299195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. Num Pages: 400 pages, approx 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091918514
ISBN
9780091918514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. 6 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Drawing on thousands of hours of eyewitness testimony recorded by the Imperial War Museum, this book tells the story of this turning point in World War 2. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091930691
ISBN
9780091930691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. This concise history of France from the occupation in 1940 to liberation in 1944 focuses on the struggle between those who favoured collaboration with the occupying Germans and those who opted to resist. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 96 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631139270
ISBN
9780631139270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.61

Paperback. Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other. Num Pages: 752 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 948.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027480
ISBN
9780674027480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. How did Bill Clinton's clever dexterity help him recover from the Monica Lewinsky scandal? How did Barack Obama draw on his experience as a talented community activist to overcome his inexperience as a national leader? This title deals with these questions. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023151
ISBN
9780226023151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Hardcover. How did Bill Clinton's clever dexterity help him recover from the Monica Lewinsky scandal? How did Barack Obama draw on his experience as a talented community activist to overcome his inexperience as a national leader? This title provides insights into American politics. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226023014
ISBN
9780226023014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 78.06

Paperback. Ordinary working people, convinced their life could be better than it was, demanded a share in Mexico's progress and also to be respected for their contribution to that progress. This study demonstrates how the workers resisted the radical ideology of foreign revolutionary dogmas and based their demands on indigenous sociopolitical traditions. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809922
ISBN
9780875809922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real "Dad's Army". Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919802
ISBN
9780670919802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Hardback. Looking at changes in the last quarter of the 20th century, this book is a collection of essays that examine the legal systems of key countries in Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. It provides data on the courts and the legal profession in these countries, as well as social background. Editor(s): Friedman, Lawrence M.; Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio. Num Pages: 552 pages, 94 tables, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1KL; 3JJP; JH; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804746991
ISBN
9780804746991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.30

Hardcover. Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. This book describes the physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield It is illustrated with wartime and present-day aerial photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 830 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1888. 360 pages, 830 illustrations. Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. This book describes the physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield It is illustrated with wartime and present-day aerial photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 302 x 223 x 28. Weight: 1914.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067355
ISBN
9781870067355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.86
€ 44.15

Paperback. The pilots of the US Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group - also known as Zemke's Wolfpack - took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. This title provides the story of this World War II's successful fighter outfit. Num Pages: 288 pages, 85 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811736114
ISBN
9780811736114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. This work provides a detailed description of Zhang Junmai's thought and life. It is not only a biography of an important intellectual and minority-party leader, but also a work on the third force between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party in modern China. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687060
ISBN
9780847687060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.01

Paperback. Coventry, home of much of Britain's car industry, saw its first public transport in 1884 when a tramway system was developed from the city to Bedworth. It survived through the First World War but, for the advent of the Second, would have succumbed to closure in 1939. This first volume covers the history of Coventry's transport. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJ; KNG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 7. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437767
ISBN
9780752437767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Featuring over 150 photographs, this book is a social history of what was a very important part of Coventry. It leads us on a nostalgic pictorial journey through the Second World War, where the infamous Luftwaffe air raid wrecked the city's tram system, modelled on the local Daimler chassis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JH; 3JJ; WGC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442372
ISBN
9780752442372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. Series: New perspectives on the South. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118369
ISBN
9780813118369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. When Franklin D Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. This work examines the effect of the New Deal on the rural and urban South, its black and white citizens, its poor, and its politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191690
ISBN
9780813191690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791878
ISBN
9780859791878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.23

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465593
ISBN
9780752465593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!