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20th century
Paperback. Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKVM; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742945
- ISBN
- 9780814742945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. Challenges the wisdom that Japan's defeat in the Pacific was historically inevitable. This book shows how the Japanese army and navy had both the opportunity and the capability to have fought a different and more successful war. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 298 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553408
- ISBN
- 9780742553408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875807577
- ISBN
- 9780875807577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.71
€ 23.71
Paperback. * Includes coverage of all the major political events that have shaped the turbulent history of South Africa. * Explores the ways in which power at central government level has been played out on the national stage. Series: History of the Contemporary World S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191025
- ISBN
- 9780631191025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Outlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPH; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177951
- ISBN
- 9780631177951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
paperback. The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847394576
- ISBN
- 9781847394576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493497
- ISBN
- 9780752493497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.29
€ 20.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Jennings, John. Series: Music theory for beginners. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939994318
- ISBN
- 9781939994318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.95
€ 16.99
€ 15.95
Hardcover. This text examines the domination by the automobile industry of the local economy in Argentina's second largest city, Cordoba, and the role played by the automobile workers' unions which resulted in the 1969 Cordobazo, one of the largest working-class protests in Latin American post-war history. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPWF; KNDR; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674508514
- ISBN
- 9780674508514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.43€ 91.58
€ 103.43
€ 91.58
Paperback. An insider's view of one of the events that shaped the modern world. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848540675
- ISBN
- 9781848540675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 259 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691623580
- ISBN
- 9780691623580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 54.20
€ 70.56
€ 54.20
Paperback. He would go on to become the first and only three-time World Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed "The Greatest," Ali was as well known for his unique boxing style, consisting of the Ali Shuffle and the rope-a-dope, as he was for the catchphrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Read Who Is Muhammad Ali? And discover "The Greatest." Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; YNM; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 138 x 259 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448479552
- ISBN
- 9780448479552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.44
€ 8.44
Hardcover. As a skilled historian, Churchill didn't need a crystal ball to tell the future. He studied patterns of the past which led to his eerily accurate forecasts. This title documents the spot-on prophecies Churchill foretold and the political consequences he endured for sharing them. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596987753
- ISBN
- 9781596987753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.02
€ 29.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Across more than six generations - beginning before the Revolutionary War - the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a US vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, and church leaders. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191652
- ISBN
- 9780813191652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.07
€ 58.07
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive and in-depth history of Kentucky, during the first half of the twentieth century. This book examines not only the state's people, but also its economy, educational system, cultural activities, politics, and folkways. It is complemented by more than one hundred photographs and illustrations. Num Pages: 440 pages, 104 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916968342
- ISBN
- 9780916968342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.93
€ 59.93
Hardback. Born out of the ashes of World War II, the covert action arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created to counter the challenge posed by the Soviet Union and its allies and bolster American interests worldwide. This book sheds light on the undercover operations mounted by the CIA during the Cold War. Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118822
- ISBN
- 9781845118822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Hardcover. Offers an account of Dickens and early American film by tracing the unexpected history and intricate strategies of the sentimental mode and showing how it has been reimagined over the past three centuries. This title begins with a look at Frank Capra and the Capraesque in American public life. Num Pages: 392 pages, 68 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; APFA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226034959
- ISBN
- 9780226034959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.15
€ 54.99
€ 42.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ciment, James; Russell, Thaddeus. Num Pages: 1478 pages, 165. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 99. Weight in Grams: 4345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 1478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576078495
- ISBN
- 9781576078495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.90€ 253.56
€ 279.90
€ 253.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674698437
- ISBN
- 9780674698437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.41
€ 46.99
€ 41.41
Hardback. A comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States, this work tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. It examines the strategies that health officials have used to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 349 pages, 22 b&w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247499
- ISBN
- 9780520247499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.58
€ 83.50
€ 63.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Harkin, Shaun. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466467
- ISBN
- 9781608466467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Hardcover. The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present a vivid picture of a nation in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AJRK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- English Heritage
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022485
- ISBN
- 9781848022485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.91
€ 46.99
€ 46.91
Paperback. Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this facade and presents a picture of a complex person-at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man. Cross explores the forces that shaped the man and the social conditions that furthered his rapid rise to power. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 257 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544455917
- ISBN
- 9780544455917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.08
€ 15.08
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333545
- ISBN
- 9780764333545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.67€ 45.64
€ 64.67
€ 45.64