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Hardback. Examines momentous changes in notions of citizenship, sovereignty, nation, state, and empire in a time of acute uncertainty about the future of a world that had earlier been divided into colonial empires. This book shows how both France and its former colonies backed into more "national" conceptions of the state than either had sought. Num Pages: 512 pages, 6 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161310
ISBN
9780691161310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words. Num Pages: 400 pages, approx 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UNKNOWN
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091918514
ISBN
9780091918514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704635
ISBN
9781501704635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 37. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Rogan House United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780952954071
ISBN
9780952954071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.48

Hardcover. Approaches the topic of classical music in the GDR from an interdisciplinary perspective, questioning the assumption that classical music functioned purely as an ideological support for the state. Editor(s): Frackman, Kyle; Powell, Larson. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139160
ISBN
9781571139160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Paperback. Draws connections between a range of subjects, from the history of the neglect and recovery of the Holocaust to the challenge of 'evil' in understanding the European past. This book shows how much of our history has been sacrificed in the triumph of myth-making over understanding and denial over memory. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532330
ISBN
9780099532330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Hatfield witnessed the early years of aviation, hosted flying clubs and air races, and produced iconic aircraft while peace lasted Num Pages: 240 pages, 175 black and white illustrations 34 colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553602
ISBN
9781781553602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. As the sixties faded away, seventies style swept Leicester into the modern age. Series: Ten Years That Changed a City. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 3JJPL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445640624
ISBN
9781445640624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.14

Paperback. 'A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.' Num Pages: 288 pages, (1x8pp plate section). BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJPN; BM; HBJH; HBLW3; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007477562
ISBN
9780007477562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. With New Introduction by Author! Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics - women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom. This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 100 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847177896
ISBN
9781847177896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. Traces the shift in the Japanese national psyche - from the civil and reasoned treatment of captured German prisoners in the First World War to the rejection of Western values and brutalization of the armed forces in the years that followed. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849901673
ISBN
9781849901673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Comfort, cake and courting: the tea ceremony in the golden age of tea Num Pages: 96 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650319
ISBN
9781445650319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.19

Paperback. Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German paratroops as used on all fronts throughout World War II. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 70 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409646
ISBN
9780887409646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Walking straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the First World War, the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasion. In leaking tents they fought another war, a war against agony and death. This book captures a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, and also of endurance and supreme courage. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952405
ISBN
9780241952405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Signing up to the Fire Brigade in 1981, Josephine Reynolds was Britain's first ever female firefighter. This is the inspiring true story of an extraordinary young woman who triumphed in a man's world, making history in the process. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; BGA; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198. .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436997
ISBN
9781782436997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 416. Britain's Legacies in the Modern World. 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Dimension: 145 x 197 x 31. Weight: 350.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408829004
ISBN
9781408829004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.15

Paperback. Historian Rayford Logan was part of a circle of intellectuals at Howard University in the 1930s-1950s. In 1944, he gathered together essays by 15 prominent black intellectuals. The outspoken views expressed in the essays helped to set the agenda for the civil rights movement. Editor(s): Logan, Rayford W. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019648
ISBN
9780268019648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. Great War Railwaymen details the incredible achievement of the railways & railway workers during the first world war, exploring not only the vast infrastructure, but also those who operated it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Unicorn Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910500002
ISBN
9781910500002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.06

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723282
ISBN
9780804723282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.87

Paperback. Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 3JJ; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007347094
ISBN
9780007347094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.99

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