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20th century
Hardback. Explores a critical period of space history when humans dared an expansive leap into the inner solar system. With an irreverent and engaging style, Jay Gallentine conveys the trials and triumphs of the people on the ground who conceived and engineered the missions that put robotic spacecraft on the heavenly bodies nearest our own. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 496 pages, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803234468
- ISBN
- 9780803234468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.03
€ 38.99
€ 36.03
Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 700 black and white and color photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2398.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317798
- ISBN
- 9780764317798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 49.39
€ 65.35
€ 49.39
Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002876
- ISBN
- 9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.82€ 84.01
€ 93.82
€ 84.01
Paperback. Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1x16pg b 6 b&w chap opener photos; 7 b&w maps thru-out. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501125362
- ISBN
- 9781501125362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.06
€ 23.99
€ 22.06
Hardback. This book examines the vibrant twentieth-century political history of rural Ayacucho, the region where Shining Path militants launched a bloody armed struggle in 1980. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770941
- ISBN
- 9780804770941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows - chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like - between 1890 and 1945. This book describes the strange phenomenon of blackface performances by women, both black and white, and considers how black expressive artists navigated racial segregation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASZH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341574
- ISBN
- 9780822341574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. This engaging biography brings light to the life, art, and extraordinary contributions of Olive Rush (1873 1966), artist, illustrator, muralist, Native American art educator, and social reformer." Num Pages: 292 pages, 95 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136201
- ISBN
- 9780890136201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. Reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJP; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813538
- ISBN
- 9780747813538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Hardback. Provides a detailed analysis of the path of anti-Semitism that led to the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust in Romania Editor(s): Caloianu, Miriam; Volovici, Leon. Translator(s): Murciano, Yaffah. Series: Comprehensive History of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 map, 28 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220645
- ISBN
- 9780803220645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Paperback. Drawing from an exhaustive collection of original Jewish accounts and sources not available until the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu in the late 1980s, Jean Ancel provides a detailed analysis of the path of antisemitism that led to the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust in Romania. Translator(s): Murciano, Yaffah. Series: Comprehensive History of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1 map, 28 tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803290617
- ISBN
- 9780803290617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.72
€ 43.99
€ 38.72
hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036780
- ISBN
- 9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. Seminal essays written by Baudrillard for a journal devoted to a radical leftist critique of architecture, urbanism, and everyday life. Translator(s): Kendall, Stuart. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350330
- ISBN
- 9781584350330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522870220
- ISBN
- 9780522870220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Henri Cartier-Bresson travelled across Europe, from the Scandinavian shield to the Irish bogs, in order to produce this collection of photographs. It brings together images spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, and seeks to capture what it means to be European. Translator(s): Rudolf, Anthony. Num Pages: 232 pages, 187 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500281222
- ISBN
- 9780500281222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 26.99
€ 37.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750965262
- ISBN
- 9780750965262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
paperback. Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; BG; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555876029
- ISBN
- 9781555876029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.84
€ 31.84
hardcover. In what is today Malaysia, the British established George Town on Penang Island in 1786 and encouraged Chinese merchants and laborers to settle there. This book analyzes the relations between the Chinese and British and between the Chinese and Malays, focusing on the role of temples and religion in organizing Chinese social life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744867
- ISBN
- 9780804744867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354567
- ISBN
- 9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Re-examining some of the most important western architecture of the twentieth century Num Pages: 168 pages, 67 photographs; 22 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075612
- ISBN
- 9780252075612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.32
€ 43.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004556
- ISBN
- 9781612004556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.94
€ 26.99
€ 23.94