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Paperback. Evocative rural history of World War I. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534844
ISBN
9781784534844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

paperback. Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. Unearthing reams of documents, the author reveals the full savagery of the Mau Mau war and the ruthless determination with which Britain sought to control its empire. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bodley Head
Condition
New
SKU
9781847922946
ISBN
9781847922946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Hardback. A superlative study of the roots of the modern fashion show Num Pages: 400 pages, 80 colour images + 170 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 285 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2138.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189537
ISBN
9780300189537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.83

Hardback. By 1940, Acker concludes, a particular configuration of ideas about opiate addiction was firmly in place and remained essentially stable until the enormous demographic changes in drug use of the 1960s and 1970s prompted changes in the understanding of addiction-and in public policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867989
ISBN
9780801867989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86
€ 51.18

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
Box Har/Co
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781401324254
ISBN
9781401324254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.74
€ 42.20

Hardcover. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226448565
ISBN
9780226448565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275951
ISBN
9781846275951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 10.58

Hardback. This illustrated survey celebrates the panoramic holdings and colorful history of the Archivio Storico Ricordi, one of the world's most important musical archives. Editor(s): Bertelsmann SE&Co. KGaA; Archivo Storico Ricordi. Num Pages: 224 pages, 280 colour pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGC9; AVQ; GLMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 216. .
Publisher
Prestel
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783791356235
ISBN
9783791356235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.69
€ 42.51

Paperback. During the Nazi occupation, the inhabitants of the Plateau Vivarais Lignon saved several thousand people from the concentration camps. This book tells a story of courage and determination, of a small number of heroic individuals who risked their lives to save others, and of what can be done when people come together to oppose tyranny. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554646
ISBN
9780099554646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz - the only train, in the four years of German occupation, to take women of the resistance to a death camp. This title presents the story of these women. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523895
ISBN
9780099523895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. Satie's music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Satie's work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270835
ISBN
9781783270835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.69

Paperback. The volume examines the critical interfaces between the personal and political that frame the utopian visions of Bai Ren, Robert Francis Garcia, Cesar Lacara, Zelda Soriano, Peter Bacho, and Rey Ventura in their works. They illuminate the ongoing transformation and redefinition of the Philippine nation-state. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ateneo de Manila University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715504713
ISBN
9789715504713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.54

Paperback. An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737622
ISBN
9781444737622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. The definitive overview and anthology of this influential art movement. Editor(s): Morrill, Rebecca. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Abridged, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714868592
ISBN
9780714868592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

Hardback. Amid the national shame and subjugation following World War I in France, journalists, novelists, doctors, and legislators worked to rehabilitate what was perceived as an unhealthy social body. This title shows how they attempted to reconstruct the 'bodily integrity' of the nation by pointing to the dangers of homosexuality and pornography. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBH; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219953
ISBN
9780520219953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.63
€ 45.21

Paperback. Series: MOMA One on One Series. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACX; ACXD7; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 185. .
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633450196
ISBN
9781633450196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.15

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271066967
ISBN
9780271066967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73
€ 81.75

Hardcover. "Tidwell and Williams analyze the causal relationships in her interactions with Langston and other family members through the use of psychiatrist Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory (FST). . . . The editors have grouped the 250 letters chronologically into four sections, each preceded by a brief contextual introduction" -- Editor(s): Tidwell, John Edgar; Williams, Carmaletta M. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345659
ISBN
9780820345659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.89

Paperback. How Yvonne Rainer's art shaped new ways of watching as well as performing; how it connected 1960s avant-garde art to politics and activism. Series: October Books. Num Pages: 382 pages, 83 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; APB; ASDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262516075
ISBN
9780262516075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.87

Paperback. The book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HRH; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125734
ISBN
9780231125734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.98

Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716816
ISBN
9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.35

Hardback. The true story of the Gestapo - the Nazis' secret police force and the most feared instrument of political terror in the Third Reich. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199669219
ISBN
9780199669219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.36

Hardcover. For South Koreans, the early 1960s to late 1970s were the best and worst of times a period of unprecedented economic growth and deepening political oppression. Carter J. Eckert finds the roots of this dramatic socioeconomic transformation in the country's long history of militarization, personified in South Korea's paramount leader, Park Chung Hee. Num Pages: 440 pages, 36 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659865
ISBN
9780674659865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. Explores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993881
ISBN
9780295993881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.00

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