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Paperback. When Naser al-Din Shah, who ruled Iran from 1848 to 1896, claimed the title Shadow of God on Earth, his authority rested on pre-modern conceptions of sacred kingship. Between roughly 1870 and 1940, Iran's traditional monarchy was forged into a modern nation-state. This book explores the changes that made possible this transformation of Iran. Series: Studies in Modernity and National Identity. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988207
ISBN
9780295988207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie's extensive and evocative letters and photographs from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJG; BJ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007460687
ISBN
9780007460687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. A memoir that shares the true story behind "The Sound of Music". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061998812
ISBN
9780061998812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. "The Other Schindlers: Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459677
ISBN
9780752459677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216131
ISBN
9780631216131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Hardback. This is a comprehensive analysis of the main dynamics of modernity which discusses the technological, social and political elements of modernism, and analyzes the works of Hegel, Marx, Weber, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault, and Arendt. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216124
ISBN
9780631216124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

Paperback. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Memoirs of Occupied France. 384 pages. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596745
ISBN
9780747596745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGHA; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Eland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871286
ISBN
9780907871286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. From 1926 onward, Sinn Fein, which had been instrumental in the revolutionary period of 1919-23, faded into oblivion as a result of its intransigent and doctrinaire stance. This book unravels a chapter of history that has not been dealt with in detail until now. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719084898
ISBN
9780719084898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.53

Hardback. Account of the terrible experiences of members of this Scottish Regiment at the hands of the Japanese. Includes many personal accounts of brutal slave labour on the Railway of Death and in the mines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR; JWTY; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781591697
ISBN
9781781591697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 5.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, numerous illustrations in colour. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJP; ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 304 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Verlag fur Moderne Kunst
Condition
New
SKU
V9783903131170
ISBN
9783903131170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Hardback. Based on the work of Ahmed Karadawi, Refugee Policy in Sudan discusses Sudanese government policy towards the refugee flows from Ethiopia into the Eastern Region of Sudan in theperiod 1967 to 1984, arguing that there were two underlying assumptions behind successive governments' policies: that refugees were considered a security threat.. Series: Refugee & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTF; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817082
ISBN
9781571817082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164873
ISBN
9789774164873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.50

Hardcover. Based on a wide range of Arab and Western sources, the author analyzes contemporary foreign policy issues and security matters - notably that of the Arabian peninsula and the Red Sea, where Yemen is a significant player. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 51. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
244
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850437727
ISBN
9781850437727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.58
€ 137.74

Paperback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285613
ISBN
9780520285613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285606
ISBN
9780520285606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Paperback. Finally in paperback comes Mo' Meta Blues Questlove's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed psychedelic, punch-drunk memoir Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGR; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455501373
ISBN
9781455501373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943402
ISBN
9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Hardback. 208 Squadron based at RAF Valley in Anglesey will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in October 2016, making it one of the few RAF squadrons to achieve this unique distinction whilst still part of the RAF's current order of battle. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated throughout in B&W and colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690147
ISBN
9781910690147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.98

Hardback. By 1945 Washington and London envisioned a new era in which the U.S. shouldered global responsibilities while Britain focused its regional interests narrowly. Mapping the End of Empire reveals how Anglo-American perceptions of geography and perspectives on the Muslim world shaped postcolonial futures from the Middle East to South Asia. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728882
ISBN
9780674728882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 56.94

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