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20th century
Hardback. An innovative study of the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through the violent eruptions of the two world wars, and through the dictatorships of Nazism and then Communism that succeeded them. Num Pages: 528 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 45. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199287208
- ISBN
- 9780199287208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.06
€ 125.06
Paperback. Eamonn Ceannt was one of the founding members of the Irish Volunteers. His unit saw intense fighting during the Rising but surrendered when ordered to do so by his superior officer Patrick Pearse. Ceannt was held in Kilmainham Gaol until his execution by firing squad on 8 May 1916, aged 34. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172716
- ISBN
- 9781847172716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.85
€ 16.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. For a sparsely populated region on the edge of Europe, Scandinavia has attracted an unusual degree of interest during the twentieth century. This book advocates a government-funded welfare state, an egalitarian tax system and strict job regulation. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893666
- ISBN
- 9781861893666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210827
- ISBN
- 9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Paperback. These letters tell the story of a young American woman of Japanese descent who, along with over 10,000 other Japanese Americans, was stranded in Japan during World War II. Editor(s): Lee, Robert G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804729673
- ISBN
- 9780804729673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.12
€ 42.99
€ 38.12
Paperback. Houston, the largest city in Texas, has always been a dynamic metropolis, filled with historic and economic significance as well as cultural charm. Journey into its past through over 190 picturesque vintage postcards showing its special features. Approximate dating and values are included. Num Pages: 112 pages, 193 vintage postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326530
- ISBN
- 9780764326530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.12
€ 31.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. Take a magical journey back in time in this historically rich and visually appealing coffee table book. Burlington's past comes alive displayed in over 240 precious views of hand-tinted and sepia-toned postcards, spanning the late 1800s through the 1940s. The Lake Champlain waterfront is spectacular. Num Pages: 128 pages, 244 postcard images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEV; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326325
- ISBN
- 9780764326325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.01
€ 31.99
€ 21.01
Hardcover. A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life. Editor(s): Freeman, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393057324
- ISBN
- 9780393057324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Hardcover. Though they yearned for liberation, the French in Normandy nonetheless had to steel themselves for war, knowing that their homes and land and fellow citizens would have to bear the brunt of the attack. In this book, the author turns the usual stories of D-Day around, taking readers across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136998
- ISBN
- 9780226136998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.58
€ 29.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. After World War I, newly blurred boundaries between male and female created fears among the French that theirs was becoming a civilization without sexes. This book examines how, through public debates concerning female identity, French society came to grips with the horrors of the Great War. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226721224
- ISBN
- 9780226721224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardcover. How do you convince men to charge across heavily mined beaches into deadly machine-gun fire? The author tells the troubling story of how the US military command systematically spread - and then exploited - the myth of French women as sexually experienced and available. The resulting chaos horrified the war-weary and demoralized French population. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923093
- ISBN
- 9780226923093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.52
€ 34.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Presents a devastating new perspective on the Greatest Generation and the liberation of France, one in which the US military use the lure of easy, sexually available French women to sell soldiers on the invasion, thus unleashing a "tsunami of male lust" among the war-weary GIs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923116
- ISBN
- 9780226923116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
Paperback. This wide-ranging Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts. It explores the cultural, social, economic and institutional agendas that readers need to engage with in order to appreciate modern theatre in all its complexity. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Mary. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 608 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332049
- ISBN
- 9781444332049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888038
- ISBN
- 9780801888038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.57€ 54.89
€ 60.57
€ 54.89
Paperback. On August 17, 1945, Indonesia proclaimed its independence from Dutch colonial rule. Five years later, the Republic of Indonesia was recognized as a unified, sovereign state. This title traces the variously tangled and perhaps incompletely understood ways that Karo women and men contributed to the founding of the Indonesian nation. Num Pages: 414 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274877
- ISBN
- 9780520274877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 165 postcard images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW3; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325946
- ISBN
- 9780764325946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.00
€ 25.99
€ 18.00
Hardback. Series: A Roaring Twenties Mystery. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0020020
- ISBN
- 9780727887146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 4.99
€ 23.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War. Editor(s): Acton, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; BJ; BM; HBTB; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227382
- ISBN
- 9781780227382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
€ 11.99
€ 10.21
Hardcover. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Mary O'Rourke has sat down to write a letter to twenty people past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt; every letter offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary's life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BJ; HBJD1; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 372 x 26. Weight in Grams: 400. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0310199
- ISBN
- 9780717172238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; JPV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472671
- ISBN
- 9780801472671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.56
€ 34.99
€ 31.56