20th century
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20th century
Hardback. The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043595
- ISBN
- 9781849043595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.90
€ 26.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; ASD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040226
- ISBN
- 9780141040226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. The fascinating true story of four generations of Chinese women, FORGED FROM SILVER DOLLAR transports you to the world of tumultuous twentieth-century China - from the very top of society to the very bottom and back again. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hachette Australia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780733632310
- ISBN
- 9780733632310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.86
€ 26.99
€ 18.86
paperback. From the 1950s onwards different movements have contributed to Therapeutic Communities (TCs). This book follows these post-war changes to the present day and discusses the influence they had on the practice of psychiatry. Providing a thorough analysis of the emergence and progression of TCs, this book is essential reading for anyone in the field. Series: Community, Culture and Change. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JM; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear. Ownership details to title page
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025450
- ISBN
- 9781843101284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. For anyone interested in the past - or the future - of the Irish political system Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310179
- ISBN
- 9781845887445
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardcover. This study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019638
- ISBN
- 9780674019638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.52
€ 49.99
€ 41.52
Paperback. The winner of three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Wilma Rudolph has been portrayed and remembered across a wide range of settings and sites over the past half-century. (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph explores the major episodes and sites of memory across the track legend's life and death. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGS; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633846
- ISBN
- 9780815633846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36
€ 54.36
Paperback. Clan Cleansing in Somalia deals with the transformative violence that helped cause the collapse of the Somali state in 1991. Kapteijns argues that public acknowledgment of the clan cleansing of this period is indispensable to social and moral repair and to the critical memory work required from Somalis on all sides of this conflict. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; GTJ; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223194
- ISBN
- 9780812223194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.62
€ 36.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. The dramatic story of an iconic love song, its three creators, and their lives under the Nazis. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AV; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065848
- ISBN
- 9780393065848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.06
€ 26.99
€ 24.06
Paperback. When the Second World War was declared in 1939, the British Army was very much the 'Cinderella' of the three armed services, with a total strength of around 865,000 men. This title presents a comprehensive overview of the British Army during this important time. It is suitable for those who are interested in this period of British history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452401
- ISBN
- 9780752452401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244259
- ISBN
- 9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
€ 94.08
€ 77.43
Paperback. Examines the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in postwar Chicago. The author reveals how the two populations arrived in Chicago in the midst of social and economic change and, in spite of declining industrial employment and massive urban renewal projects, managed to carve out a geographic and racial place in Chicago. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226212845
- ISBN
- 9780226212845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 373 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 5SL; DSBH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 554. A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America. 373 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 5SL; DSBH; JFSK1. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 544.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 373
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074896
- ISBN
- 9780231074896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. This 1993 book explores how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs. Num Pages: 528 pages, 82 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; PDX; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780521541176
- ISBN
- 9780521541176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.85
€ 40.99
€ 40.85
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main Market
- Publisher
- Picador
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KLN0018572
- ISBN
- 9780330484466
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Fascinating, insightful, and incredibly moving - the First World War Home Front through one woman's eyes Editor(s): Scales, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445618968
- ISBN
- 9781445618968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
Paperback. In 1957 the UK Design Centre launched the first annual Designs of the Year Awards to identify the very best of British design. This beautifully designed book introduces and illustrates the quirky breadth of the awards. Iconic objects by Kenneth Grange and David Mellor sit alongside such retro classics as the Barbican basin and Globoot wellies. Num Pages: 108 pages, 85 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; ACXJ; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 264 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- V & A Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851776733
- ISBN
- 9781851776733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.18
€ 19.99
€ 15.18
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157238
- ISBN
- 9780691157238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.44
€ 52.92
€ 41.44
Paperback. The true story of the wives behind the American Space Race, the challenges they faced in the '50s and '60s, and the 40 year friendship that bound them together. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BT; TTDS; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755362622
- ISBN
- 9780755362622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138999091
- ISBN
- 9781138999091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. This analysis and history of the emergence and development of the Irish women's movement from the 1860s to the 21st century shows how a network of constituent organizations and individuals was transformed into an engine of social change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Lilliput Pr Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510253
- ISBN
- 9781843510253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. A survey of the impressive career of Hugo Friedhofer, composer for Hollywood movies. His life is examined through essays, personal letters, and interviews with film historians and friends of the composer, but the largest contribution is by Friedhofer himself in the form of an oral history. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844780
- ISBN
- 9780810844780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Hardback. By redefining our understanding of activism and assessing women's efforts within the context of their milieu, this innovative work reclaims an era often denigrated for its lack of attention to women. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882616
- ISBN
- 9780801882616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 46.56
€ 50.57
€ 46.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226420684
- ISBN
- 9780226420684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.02
€ 19.99
€ 19.02