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Paperback. Caricatured while she lived as a figure of middle-brow reaction, Mary Whitehouse was held in contempt by the country's intellectual elite. But were some of the dangers she warned of more real than they imagined? The author's selection of material from her extraordinary archive shows Mary Whitehouse's legacy in a new light. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFDT; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571281510
- ISBN
- 9780571281510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. This title was first published in the late 1960s at a time when the ANC was forced by events to confront major ideological and policy issues. Many of these debates are still not resolved and many have great relevance for the present. The issues are: What was distinctive about the armed struggle? Editor(s): Turok, Ben. Series: Understanding the ANC Today Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; JPL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: Understanding the ANC Today Series. 144 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Turok, Ben. This title was first published in the late 1960s at a time when the ANC was forced by events to confront major ideological and policy issues. Many of these debates are still not resolved and many have great relevance for the present. The issues are: What was distinctive about the armed struggle?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; JPL; JPWL. Dimension: 201 x 132 x 10. Weight: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770099685
- ISBN
- 9781770099685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.37
€ 15.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. A Cold War Num Pages: 328 pages, 62 colour illustrations, 32 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961998
- ISBN
- 9780750961998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. In the thirty years following the end of the Second World War Leicester underwent some of the most dramatic changes in its history. This title describes the story of everyday life in Leicester during this period. Illustrated with more than 120 photographs, maps and plans, it captures the imagination of those who know the city today. Num Pages: 192 pages, 120 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750940689
- ISBN
- 9780750940689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. From the brutal murder of John Paas in 1832 and the poisoning of a 70-year-old widow by two young men, to the fatal shooting of a young woman in 1919, and was to become one of the fascinating murder cases in legal history, this title presents a collection of the criminal cases that have taken place in Leicester between the mid-1800s and 1950s. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948104
- ISBN
- 9780750948104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853157434
- ISBN
- 9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.53
€ 21.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. An archive-based study of the failure of President Cardenas's agrarian reform in Mexico's Yucatan region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327677
- ISBN
- 9780822327677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. This volume offers a powerful argument that Catholics and Catholicism had a more pervasive and impeding influence on postrevolutionary state formation in Mexico than historians have recognized or acknowledged. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480. 360 pages. Reshapes our understanding of agrarian reform, federal schooling, revolutionary anticlericalism, elections, and the Revolution's valorization of the Mesoamerican past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353379
- ISBN
- 9780822353379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The neglected story of how Texan musicians pioneered and explored psychedelic rock, and the too-high price they often paid. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790945
- ISBN
- 9781782790945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.51
€ 24.99
€ 21.51
Hardback. A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333264
- ISBN
- 9780571333264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.87
€ 24.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Situates the controversial Thatcher era in the political, social, cultural and economic history of modern Britain. Editor(s): Jackson, Dr. Ben; Saunders, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 580. 368 pages. Editor(s): Jackson, Benjamin; Saunders, Robert. Situates the controversial Thatcher era in the political, social, cultural and economic history of modern Britain. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 18. Weight: 594.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107683372
- ISBN
- 9781107683372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965910
- ISBN
- 9780750965910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. Academics and students researching modern and contemporary social and cultural history, sociology, cultural studies and human geography Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 2 figures, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719084737
- ISBN
- 9780719084737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.15
€ 150.15
Paperback. Offering an account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide, this book includes a preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300144345
- ISBN
- 9780300144345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007395262
- ISBN
- 9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 303 x 28. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613734308
- ISBN
- 9781613734308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.36
€ 29.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: 'There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 54. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Diamond Jubilee edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007476626
- ISBN
- 9780007476626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.87
€ 23.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 56. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008182618
- ISBN
- 9780008182618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.47
€ 25.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KCX; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165578
- ISBN
- 9780691165578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.64
€ 15.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667838
- ISBN
- 9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636009
- ISBN
- 9780691636009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. Explores "how Hollywood and especially the big studios went along with German demands to censor movies not only before but especially after the Nazi seizure of power"--Back of dust jacket. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; APF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088108
- ISBN
- 9780674088108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Series: History in Focus. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1196.
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719577130
- ISBN
- 9780719577130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.00
€ 49.00
Paperback. "Watt casts an illuminating light on those strange figures he calls parents, and on ours." --"Publishers Weekly" Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408845103
- ISBN
- 9781408845103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.64
€ 15.99
€ 11.64