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20th century
Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140476
- ISBN
- 9780691140476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813561752
- ISBN
- 9780813561752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Hardback. Wilbur H. Ping Ferry (1910-1995) was a self-styled town crank, an influential and iconoclastic figure who seemingly knew everyone worth knowing in the mid-20th century. Thi text is an account of his career. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741576
- ISBN
- 9780804741576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.47
€ 83.47
Paperback. This work is a wide ranging thematic study of modern European cultural history, including popular culture, with an emphasis on the second half of the 20th century. It also synthesizes new directions and interpretive debates. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312228736
- ISBN
- 9780312228736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188492
- ISBN
- 9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
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€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. A lively tour de force through the litter of American culture and its level of quality in publishing, television, and the movies. Num Pages: 306 pages, 51 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078313
- ISBN
- 9780231078313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
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
€ 59.08
€ 59.08
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
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
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
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
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
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
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
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
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
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
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
€ 17.99€ 16.06
€ 17.99
€ 16.06
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
€ 104.52€ 93.92
€ 104.52
€ 93.92
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€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
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
€ 71.30€ 55.55
€ 71.30
€ 55.55
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
€ 8.47
€ 8.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308016
- ISBN
- 9781137308016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Paperback. The history of secondary education for girls in the western world is explored through the lens of the gendered cultural expectations of the middle classes and upper classes of the past centuries, juxtaposed against the relatively recent democratization of European educational systems. Editor(s): Goodman, Joyce; Rogers, Rebecca; Albisetti, James C. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JNB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405555
- ISBN
- 9781137405555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
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
€ 30.99€ 24.66
€ 30.99
€ 24.66
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
€ 59.68
€ 59.68
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
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
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€ 42.71
€ 54.99
€ 42.71