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Paperback. This detailed case study of a part of London shows how both the survivors and the bereaved sought to come to terms with the losses and implications of the Great War. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933273
ISBN
9780861933273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Heinz Rutha, pioneer of a youth movement that emphasized male bonding in its quest to reassert German dominance over Czechoslovakia, was arrested in 1937 for corrupting male adolescents. This led to an international scandal. Cornwall's biography is the first to tackle the long-taboo intersection of youth, homosexuality, and fascist nationalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046160
ISBN
9780674046160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War, six "successor states" tried to make sense of the last Habsburg war while preparing for life in a new Europe. This book is the first of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted, commemorated, or forgotten across all the ex-Habsburg territories. Editor(s): Cornwall, Mark; Newman, John Paul. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVH; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388487
ISBN
9781782388487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.68

Hardback. James Stirling (1924-1992) is acclaimed as the most influential and controversial modern British architect. His partnership with James Gowan (b 1923) between 1956 and 1963 put postwar British architecture on the international map. This book studies Stirling and Gowan's partnership. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 colour images + 140 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300177282
ISBN
9780300177282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. An original and radically revised view of British and US foreign policy, exposing the extent to which Anglo-American interests have shaped and damaged the current world order. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 1QFG; 3JJPR; GTF; JPQB; JPSN1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312347
ISBN
9780745312347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823273522
ISBN
9780823273522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Including letters from individuals to newspapers, institutions or leaders, this collection gives voice to the experiences, thoughts and feelings of ordinary Russian people - workers, peasants, soldiers - as expressed in their own words during the vast upheavals of 1917. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 342 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; DQ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101690
ISBN
9780300101690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Folly Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956440587
ISBN
9780956440587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.54

Hardback. Compares the distinctive collective narratives that emerged within Britain and the Dominions in response to World War I. This book illuminates the differences as well as the similarities between different memories of war and offers insights into what this reveals about developing concepts of national identity in the aftermath of World War I. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118839
ISBN
9781845118839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 126.76

Paperback. Examining the ideal of wilderness preservation in the USA, the author shows how the early (antebellum era) conceptions of the wilderness as the place where Indians lived gave way to the idealization of uninhabited wilderness. The policies of Indian removal at Yosemite and other parks are explored. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line figure, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 287.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195142433
ISBN
9780195142433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mark Davison United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954375904
ISBN
9780954375904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.70

Paperback. A major rethinking of Japanese imperialism in Asia using subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism to focus attention on the role of human life and labor in colonial expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347613
ISBN
9780822347613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Blum, Mark E.; Smaldone, William. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 543 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCD; JFSC; JPFC; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466993
ISBN
9781608466993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.12

Hardback. Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452230
ISBN
9781845452230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Hardback. This is a social history of seven anti-poverty "Community Action Programmes" (CAPs) in Milwaukee's inner city that were started in the 1960s. The book aims to dispel the notion that CAPs were a categorical failure and also to provide solutions to social problems in America's inner cities. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101995
ISBN
9780739101995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.64

Hardcover. This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film. The volume looks at various subsets of the 'comedy film' from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. Editor(s): Evans, Mark; Hayward, Philip. Series: Genre, Music & Sound. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781790991
ISBN
9781781790991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp b+w plates. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845503
ISBN
9781848845503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardback. High in the Tuscan hills above Florence, the menacing Vincigliata Castle - a very special prisoner-of-war camp converted on Mussolini's personal orders - held thirteen of the most senior British and Commonwealth officers captured during the campaign in North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781785781186
ISBN
9781785781186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.50

Hardback. Presents an account of what it was like to be young and hip, growing up in East Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Charting the clashes which occurred between teenage rebels and the authorities, this book explores what happened when gender, sexuality, Nazism, communism and rock 'n' roll collided during this period. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571815323
ISBN
9781571815323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.77

Paperback. Focuses on the conflicts that traces the progress of the wars in Chechnya, from the initial Russian advance through to urban battles such as Grozny, and the prolonged guerrilla warfare in the mountainous regions. This book assesses how the wars have torn apart the fabric of Chechen society and their impact on Russia itself. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782002772
ISBN
9781782002772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. Offers the secrets of the Spetsnaz, their missions and personalities. This book is also packed with details such as orders-of-battle, equipment and operational doctrine. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807229
ISBN
9781472807229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Featuring rare photographs, and detailed colour plates of uniforms, insignia and equipment, this book explores the Putin regime's shadowy special-forces apparatus, active in an array of counter-terrorist and counter-mafia wars since 1991. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 45 b/w; 13 col. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961057
ISBN
9781780961057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Britain in the early years of the twenty-first century seems a very different and much quieter place, but is it as 'apathetic' as the political commentators argue? And were the 1970s really as 'angry' as people believed? This title charts the changes in British politics, society and culture since 1975. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844135325
ISBN
9781844135325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. This compelling history explores the conflict that defined world politics for decades. Focusing on European actors and events, Gilbert emphasizes the Cold War's central role in the postwar development of the continent. Fast-paced and readable, this political, intellectual, and social history illuminates a conflict that continues to resonate. Num Pages: 338 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442219854
ISBN
9781442219854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.43

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