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20th century
Hardcover. The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened that gap, undermining a primary objective of Mao Zedong's revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s to the 1960s to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504318
- ISBN
- 9780674504318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338322
- ISBN
- 9781590338322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 52.00
€ 73.68
€ 52.00
Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327218
- ISBN
- 9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. Examines Mexican immigration - from 1924 when immigration acts drastically reduced immigration to the US to 1965 when many quotas were abolished - to understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280083
- ISBN
- 9780520280083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.02
€ 32.99
€ 24.02
Hardcover. An exploration of Russian art, design, and filmt, from its proliferation in the aftermath of the 1917 October Revolution to its eventual repression under Stalin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 colour. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 314 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Royal Academy Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910350430
- ISBN
- 9781910350430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.70
€ 52.99
€ 47.70
Paperback. Material Imagination examines the interrelated concepts of matter, materialism, and materiality in postwar European art, from 1946-1972. These eight essays explore artists methods and materials in order to better understand the social and cultural environments in which their works of art were made. Series: Art History Special Issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; ABA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 210. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119328575
- ISBN
- 9781119328575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.29
€ 33.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; DSB; JFFK; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182089
- ISBN
- 9780231182089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.46
€ 35.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. Race and Ethnicity in the Women's Movement in England, 1968-1993 offers the first archive-based account of the charged debates between white and ethnic minority women on the place of race in the English feminist movement. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442796
- ISBN
- 9781137442796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.04
€ 103.04
Hardcover. Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091070
- ISBN
- 9780719091070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.42
€ 151.42
Paperback. Jewish life in late imperial Kiev Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 424 pages, 33 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 610. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222077
- ISBN
- 9780253222077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. With its dialect and striking modern icons such as the Angel of the North, the north east has been described as England's most distinctive region. This study reveals the impact of the new cultural institutions that emerged after 1945 upon this region with deeply rooted vernacular traditions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082283
- ISBN
- 9780719082283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.35
€ 149.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Jones, Nate. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JPSF; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972618
- ISBN
- 9781620972618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. "Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x 8pp colour insert1x 8pp b/w insert11 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGT; BK; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 274 x 2. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316338905
- ISBN
- 9780316338905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.33
€ 19.00
€ 17.33
Hardcover. Providing the status of Islam in inter-war Europe, this book states that the Muslim population of Europe in the period from 1918-1939 was not one of isolated islands of belief and practice. It suggests that rather, there was far more interaction between Muslim communities than had hitherto been imagined. Editor(s): Clayer, Natalie; Germain, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658788
- ISBN
- 9781850658788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 58.62
€ 59.43
€ 58.62
Paperback. Written when the author was eighty-three years old, but dealing with only the first twelve years of her life, this title is constructed as a dialogue between the author and her memory. It interrogates her interlocutor in search of her own intentions, more precise accuracy, and, indeed, the truth. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 3JJC; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922317
- ISBN
- 9780226922317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.97
€ 31.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. A history of Hastings at War 1939-45 Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860776472
- ISBN
- 9781860776472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Constructing Spain explores the interactions between culture, geography, and society over fifty years of recent Spanish history through close readings of over a dozen films and novels. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DS; 3JJ; 3JM; DSB; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611483963
- ISBN
- 9781611483963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 152.39
€ 152.39
Hardback. World War I gets the Hazardous Tales treatment in this story of warfare, treachery, strategy and more! Num Pages: 128 pages, Two-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 5AJ; YNH; YNJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708084
- ISBN
- 9781419708084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 500 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AJC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 287 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1718.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351778
- ISBN
- 9780764351778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 39.25
€ 54.65
€ 39.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415715089
- ISBN
- 9780415715089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.68
€ 68.68